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41:1  To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless; The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.
41:2  The Lord will protect him and keep him alive; And he will be called blessed in the land; You do not hand him over to the desire of his enemies.
41:3  The Lord will sustain and strengthen him on his sickbed; In his illness, You will restore him to health.
41:4  As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
41:5  My enemies speak evil of me, saying, “When will he die and his name perish?”
41:6  And when one comes to see me, he speaks empty words, While his heart gathers malicious gossip [against me]; When he goes away, he tells it [everywhere].
41:7  All who hate me whisper together about me; Against me they devise my hurt [imagining the worst for me], saying,
41:8  “A wicked thing is poured out upon him and holds him; And when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
41:9  Even my own close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me [betraying me].
41:10  But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and restore me [to health], So that I may repay them.
41:11  By this I know that You favor and delight in me, Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
41:12  As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever.
41:13  Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting [from this age to the next, and forever]. Amen and Amen (so be it).