41:1

לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃

For the Leader. A Psalm of David.

41:2

אַשְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּיל אֶל־דָּל בְּיוֹם רָעָה יְמַלְּטֵהוּ יְהוָה׃

Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

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41:3

יְהוָה יִשְׁמְרֵהוּ וִיחַיֵּהוּ יאשר [וְאֻשַּׁר] בָּאָרֶץ וְאַל־תִּתְּנֵהוּ בְּנֶפֶשׁ אֹיְבָיו׃

The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.

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41:4

יְהוָה יִסְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶרֶשׂ דְּוָי כָּל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ הָפַכְתָּ בְחָלְיוֹ׃

The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.

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41:5

אֲ‍נִי־אָמַרְתִּי יְהוָה חָנֵּנִי רְפָאָה נַפְשִׁי כִּי־חָטָאתִי לָךְ׃

As for me, I said: 'O LORD, be gracious unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.'

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41:6

אוֹיְבַי יֹאמְרוּ רַע לִי מָתַי יָמוּת וְאָבַד שְׁמוֹ׃

Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?'

41:7

וְאִם־בָּא לִרְאוֹת שָׁוְא יְדַבֵּר לִבּוֹ יִקְבָּץ־אָוֶן לוֹ יֵצֵא לַחוּץ יְדַבֵּר׃

And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it.

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41:8

יַחַד עָלַי יִתְלַחֲשׁוּ כָּל־שֹׂנְאָי עָלַי יַחְשְׁבוּ רָעָה לִי׃

All that hate me whisper together against me, against me do they devise my hurt:

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41:9

דְּבַר־בְּלִיַּעַל יָצוּק בּוֹ וַאֲשֶׁר שָׁכַב לֹא־יוֹסִיף לָקוּם׃

'An evil thing cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.'

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41:10

גַּם־אִישׁ שְׁלוֹמִי אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַחְתִּי בוֹ אוֹכֵל לַחְמִי הִגְדִּיל עָלַי עָקֵב׃

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

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41:11

וְאַתָּה יְהוָה חָנֵּנִי וַהֲקִימֵנִי וַאֲשַׁלְּמָה לָהֶם׃

But Thou, O LORD, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

41:12

בְּזֹאת יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־חָפַצְתָּ בִּי כִּי לֹא־יָרִיעַ אֹיְבִי עָלָי׃

By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

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41:13

וַאֲנִי בְּתֻמִּי תָּמַכְתָּ בִּי וַתַּצִּיבֵנִי לְפָנֶיךָ לְעוֹלָם׃

And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

41:14

בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵהָעוֹלָם וְעַד הָעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן׃

Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

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