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| | <center><big>'''Book of Psalms</big><br/>Psalm 41'''</center> | | <center><big>'''Book of Psalms</big><br/>Psalm 41'''</center> |
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| − | <center><small>''The blessing of the charitable man.<br/>David complains of the treachery of his enemies.''</small></center> | + | <center><small>''The blessing of the [[charity|charitable]] man.<br/>David complains of the treachery of his enemies.''</small></center> |
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| | <center>''To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.''</center> | | <center>''To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.''</center> |
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| − | | + | '''1''' Blessed ''is'' he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.<ref>Similar to the [[Beatitudes]].</ref> |
| − | '''1''' Blessed ''is'' he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. | |
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| | '''2''' The Lord will preserve him, ''and'' keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. | | '''2''' The Lord will preserve him, ''and'' keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. |
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| | '''3''' The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. | | '''3''' The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. |
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| − | '''4''' I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. | + | '''4''' I said, [[Lord]], be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. |
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| − | '''5''' Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? | + | '''5''' Mine enemies speak [[evil]] of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? |
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| | '''6''' And if he come to see ''me'', he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; ''when'' he goeth abroad, he telleth ''it''. | | '''6''' And if he come to see ''me'', he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; ''when'' he goeth abroad, he telleth ''it''. |
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| | '''9''' Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up ''his'' heel against me. | | '''9''' Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up ''his'' heel against me. |
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| − | '''10''' But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. | + | '''10''' But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.<ref>"requite" means repay, as with with kindness or (in this case concerning enemies) retaliation.</ref> |
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| | '''11''' By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. | | '''11''' By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. |
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| | '''13''' Blessed ''be'' the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. | | '''13''' Blessed ''be'' the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. |
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| | ==Footnotes== | | ==Footnotes== |
| | <small><references/></small> | | <small><references/></small> |