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World English Bible

Psalm 41 (WEBP)

[1] Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.
[2] Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
[3] Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.
[4] I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
[5] My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
[6] If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
[7] All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.
[8] “An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”
[9] Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
[10] But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.
[11] By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.
[12] As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
[13] Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 41 (KJVS)

[1] «To the chief Musician (), A Psalm of David .» Blessed [is] he that considereth () the poor : the LORD will deliver () him in time of trouble .
[2] The LORD will preserve () him, and keep him alive (); [and] he shall be blessed () upon the earth : and thou wilt not deliver () him unto the will of his enemies ().
[3] The LORD will strengthen () him upon the bed of languishing : thou wilt make () all his bed in his sickness .
[4] I said (), LORD , be merciful () unto me: heal () my soul ; for I have sinned () against thee.
[5] Mine enemies () speak () evil of me, When shall he die (), and his name perish ()?
[6] And if he come () to see () [me], he speaketh () vanity : his heart gathereth () iniquity to itself; [when] he goeth () abroad , he telleth () [it].
[7] All that hate () me whisper () together against me: against me do they devise () my hurt .
[8] An evil disease , [say they], cleaveth fast () unto him: and [now] that he lieth () he shall rise up () no more ().
[9] Yea, mine own familiar friend , in whom I trusted (), which did eat () of my bread , hath lifted up () [his] heel against me.
[10] But thou, O LORD , be merciful () unto me, and raise me up (), that I may requite () them.
[11] By this I know () that thou favourest () me, because mine enemy () doth not triumph () over me.
[12] And as for me, thou upholdest () me in mine integrity , and settest () me before thy face for ever .
[13] Blessed () [be] the LORD God of Israel from everlasting , and to everlasting . Amen , and Amen .

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 41 (YLT)

[1] O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
[2] Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.
[3] Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.
[4] I-I said, ‘O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,’
[5] Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth-his name hath perished!
[6] And if he came to see-vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out-at the street he speaketh.
[7] All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:
[8] A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.
[9] Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,
[10] And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.
[11] By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.
[12] As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.
[13] Blessed is Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age-and unto the age. Amen and Amen.