PSALMS 41

1 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!