[1] To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. [2] \41:1\Happy is the man
who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of
trouble. [3] \41:2\The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord
will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the
hand of his haters. [4] \41:3\The Lord will be his support on his bed of
pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength. [5] \41:4\I said,
Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you. [6]
\41:5\My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name
come to an end? [7] \41:6\If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart;
he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place. [8]
\41:7\All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are
designing my downfall. [9] \41:8\They say, He has an evil disease, which
will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again. [10]
\41:9\Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me,
is turned against me. [11] \41:10\But you, O Lord, have mercy on me,
lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment. [12] \41:11\By
this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome
me. [13] \41:12\And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness,
giving me a place before your face for ever. [14] \41:13\May the Lord God
of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be
it.
