Psalm 41
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1Blessed are those who care about weak people.
When they are in trouble, the Lord saves them.
2The Lord guards them and keeps them alive.
They are counted among those who are blessed in the land.
The Lord won’t hand them over to the wishes of their enemies.
3The Lord will take care of them when they are lying sick in bed.
He will make them well again.
4I said, “Lord, have mercy on me.
Heal me, because I have sinned against you.”
5My enemies are saying bad things about me.
They say, “When will he die and his name be forgotten?”
6When one of them comes to see me,
he says things that aren’t true.
At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me.
Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.
7All my enemies whisper to each other about me.
They want something terrible to happen to me.
8They say, “He is sick and will die very soon.
He will never get up from his bed again.”
9Even my close friend, someone I trusted, has failed me.
I even shared my bread with him.
10But Lord, may you have mercy on me.
Make me well, so I can pay them back.
11Then I will know that you are pleased with me,
because my enemies haven’t won the battle over me.
12You will take good care of me because I’ve been honest.
You will let me be with you forever.
13Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel,
for ever and ever.
Amen and Amen.
第 41 篇
病中的祷告
大卫的诗，交给乐长。
1善待穷人的有福了！
耶和华必救他们脱离困境。
2耶和华必保护他们，
救他们的性命，
使他们在地上享福，
不让仇敌恶谋得逞。
3他们生病在床，
耶和华必看顾，
使他们康复。
4我祷告说：“耶和华啊，
求你怜悯我，医治我，
因为我得罪了你。”
5我的仇敌恶狠狠地说：
“他何时才会死，
并且被人遗忘呢？”
6他们来看我时，
心怀恶意，满口谎言，
出去后散布流言。
7所有恨我的人都交头接耳，
设计害我。
8他们说：“他患了恶病，
再也起不来了！”
9连我所信赖、吃我饭的挚友也用脚踢我。
10耶和华啊，
求你怜悯我，叫我痊愈，
我好报复他们。
11我知道你喜悦我，
因为你没有让仇敌胜过我。
12你因我正直而扶持我，
让我永远侍立在你面前。
13从亘古到永远，
以色列的上帝耶和华当受称颂。
阿们！阿们！
