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Psalms

Chapter 41
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): lamenatzּe֗cha mizem֥or ledaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blessed is he who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

לַמְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭shsherey mashsekּi֣yl 'el-dּa֑l bּey֥om ra֝'a֗h yeֽmalּete֥hu yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth; and you will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

אַ֭שְׁרֵי מַשְׂכִּ֣יל אֶל־דָּ֑ל בְּי֥וֹם רָ֝עָ֗ה יְֽמַלְּטֵ֥הוּ יְהוָֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehva֤h ׀ yishshemere֣hu viֽ֭ychayּehu y'shr ve'ushshּa֣r bּa'a֑retz ve'aֽl-tּi֝tּene֗hu bּene֣peshsh 'oyebaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD will strengthen him on the bed of languishing; you restore him from his bed of illness.

יְהוָ֤ה ׀ יִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ יאשר וְאֻשַּׁ֣ר בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְאַֽל־תִּ֝תְּנֵ֗הוּ בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ אֹיְבָֽיו׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): yeֽhva֗h yi֭se'adenּu 'al-'e֣reshs dּeva֑y kּal-mi֝shshekּab֗o hapa֥ketּa bechaleyֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I said, "LORD, be merciful to me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against you."

יְֽהוָ֗ה יִ֭סְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶ֣רֶשׂ דְּוָ֑י כָּל־מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗וֹ הָפַ֥כְתָּ בְחָלְיֽוֹ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽniy-'a֭maretּiy yehva֣h chanּe֑niy repa'a֥h na֝peshshi֗y kּiy-chata֥'tiy laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)My enemies speak evil of me: "When shall he die, and his name perish?"

אֲֽנִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נִי רְפָאָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י כִּי־חָטָ֥אתִי לָֽךְ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): oyeba֗y yo'mer֣u ra֣ li֑y mata֥y ya֝m֗ut ve'aba֥d shshemֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And if one comes to see me, he speaks vanity; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; when he goes abroad, he tells it.

אוֹיְבַ֗י יֹאמְר֣וּ רַ֣ע לִ֑י מָתַ֥י יָ֝מ֗וּת וְאָבַ֥ד שְׁמֽוֹ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'im-bּa֤ lire'֨ot ׀ shsha֤ve yedabּe֗r libּ֗o yiqebּatz-'a֥ven l֑o yetze֖ lach֣utz yedabּeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)All who hate me whisper together against me; against me they devise my hurt.

וְאִם־בָּ֤א לִרְא֨וֹת ׀ שָׁ֤וְא יְדַבֵּ֗ר לִבּ֗וֹ יִקְבָּץ־אָ֥וֶן ל֑וֹ יֵצֵ֖א לַח֣וּץ יְדַבֵּֽר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֗chad 'ala֣y yi֭telachashshu kּal-shsone'a֑y 'ala֓y ׀ yacheshsheb֖u ra'a֣h liֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"An evil disease," they say, "cleaves fast to him; and now that he lies, he shall rise up no more."

יַ֗חַד עָלַ֣י יִ֭תְלַחֲשׁוּ כָּל־שֹׂנְאָ֑י עָלַ֓י ׀ יַחְשְׁב֖וּ רָעָ֣ה לִֽי׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּeֽbar-bּe֭liyּa'al yatz֣uq bּ֑o va'ashshe֥r shsha֝ka֗b lo'-yosi֥yp laqֽum׃
Edified Edition (EDE)yes, my own close friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

דְּֽבַר־בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָצ֣וּק בּ֑וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁ֝כַ֗ב לֹא־יוֹסִ֥יף לָקֽוּם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'i֤yshsh shshelomi֨y ׀ 'ashsher-bּata֣chetּiy b֭o 'oke֣l lachemi֑y higedּi֖yl 'ala֣y 'aqeֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But you, O LORD, be merciful to me and raise me up, that I may requite them.

גַּם־אִ֤ישׁ שְׁלוֹמִ֨י ׀ אֲשֶׁר־בָּטַ֣חְתִּי ב֭וֹ אוֹכֵ֣ל לַחְמִ֑י הִגְדִּ֖יל עָלַ֣י עָקֵֽב׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֤h yehva֗h chanּe֥niy vahaqiyme֑niy vaֽ'ashshalּema֥h laheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)By this I know that you favour me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.

וְאַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה חָנֵּ֥נִי וַהֲקִימֵ֑נִי וַֽאֲשַׁלְּמָ֥ה לָהֶֽם׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּezo֣'t ya֭da'etּiy kּiֽy-chapa֣tzetּa bּi֑y kּi֤y loֽ'-yari֖y'a 'oyebi֣y 'alaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And as for me, you uphold me in my integrity and set me before your face for ever.

בְּזֹ֣את יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּֽי־חָפַ֣צְתָּ בִּ֑י כִּ֤י לֹֽא־יָרִ֖יעַ אֹיְבִ֣י עָלָֽי׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֗y bּe֭tumּiy tּama֣ketּa bּi֑y vatּatzּiybe֖niy lepane֣yka le'olaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

וַאֲנִ֗י בְּ֭תֻמִּי תָּמַ֣כְתָּ בִּ֑י וַתַּצִּיבֵ֖נִי לְפָנֶ֣יךָ לְעוֹלָֽם׃

14

בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ אֱלֹ֘הֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵֽ֭הָעוֹלָם וְעַ֥ד הָעוֹלָ֗ם אָ֘מֵ֥ן ׀ וְאָמֵֽן׃