A psalm written by David for the choir director

41 Yahweh is pleased with those people who help to provide for the poor;

he will rescue those people when they have troubles.

2 Yahweh protects them and allows them to live for a long time.

He enables them to be happy in the land of Israel,

and rescues them from their enemies.

3 When they are sick, Yahweh strengthens them,

and he heals them.

4 When I was sick, I said, “Yahweh, be merciful to me and heal me;

I know that I am sick because I have sinned against you.”

5 My enemies say cruel things about me;

they say, “How soon will he die, and then everyone will forget about him [MTY]? (OR, he will not have any descendants to continue his name).”

6 When my enemies come to me, they falsely say that they are concerned about me.

They listen to bad news about ◄me/my health►.

Then they go away and tell everywhere what is happening to me.

7 All those who hate me whisper to others about me,

and they hope/desire that very bad things will happen to me.

8 They say, “He will soon die because of his being sick;

he will never get up from his bed before he dies.”

9 Even my best friend, whom I trusted very much,

who often ate with me,

has ◄betrayed me/put me into my enemies’ hands► [IDM].

10 But Yahweh, be merciful to me, and enable me to become healthy again.

When you do that, I will be able to ◄pay back my enemies/get revenge on my enemies/cause my enemies to suffer like they caused me to suffer►.

11 If you enable me to do that, with the result that my enemies do not defeat me,

I will know that you are pleased with me.

12 I will know that it is because I have done what is right that you have helped me,

and I will know that you will let me be with you forever.

13 Praise Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis worship;

Praise him forever!

Amen! I desire that it will be so!