Книга 2

41 Дирижеру хора. Наставление[a] потомков Кораха[b].

Как стремится лань к воде,
    так стремится душа моя к Тебе, Боже.
Душа моя жаждет Бога, живого Бога.
    Когда я приду и пред Богом предстану?
Слезы были мне пищей и днем, и ночью,
    когда постоянно говорили мне:
        «Где твой Бог?»
Сердце мое болит, когда я вспоминаю,
    как ходил в многолюдстве к дому Божьему,
в шествии народ предваряя,
    ходил в праздничной толпе
с криками радости и хвалы.

Что унываешь, моя душа?
    Зачем тревожишься?
Возложи надежду на Бога,
    ведь я еще буду славить Его –
моего Спасителя и моего Бога.

Душа моя унывает во мне,
    поэтому я вспоминаю Тебя
с земли иорданской,
    с высот Хермона, с горы Мицар.
Бездна бездну зовет
    шумом Твоих водопадов;
все волны Твои, все Твои валы
    прошли надо мною.

Днем Господь являет мне Свою милость,
    ночью я пою Ему песню –
молитву Богу моей жизни.

10 Скажу я Богу, моей скале:
    «Почему Ты меня забыл?
Почему я скитаюсь, плача,
    оскорбленный моим врагом?»
11 Как от раны смертельной, страдает плоть,
    когда враг надо мной издевается,
каждый день спрашивая меня:
    «Где твой Бог?»

12 Что унываешь, моя душа?
    Зачем тревожишься?
Возложи надежду на Бога,
    ведь я еще буду славить Его –
моего Спасителя и моего Бога.

Footnotes

  1. 41:1 Евр.: «маскил». Это слово можно означать «псалом размышления/наставления» или «мастерски написанные стихи». Также в Пс. 41; 43; 46:8; 51–54; 73; 77; 87; 88; 141.
  2. 41:1 Во многих рукописях псалмы 41 и 42 объединены в один псалом.

41 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

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.

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

10 But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

41 Blessed is he who considers the [a]poor;
The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive,
And he will be blessed on the earth;
(A)You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness;
You will [b]sustain him on his sickbed.

I said, “Lord, be merciful to me;
(B)Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
And if he comes to see me, he speaks [c]lies;
His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes out, he tells it.

All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they [d]devise my hurt.
“An[e] evil disease,” they say, “clings to him.
And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
(C)Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
(D)Who ate my bread,
Has [f]lifted up his heel against me.

10 But You, O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up,
That I may repay them.
11 By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And (E)set me before Your face forever.

13 (F)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!
Amen and Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 helpless or powerless
  2. Psalm 41:3 restore
  3. Psalm 41:6 empty words
  4. Psalm 41:7 plot
  5. Psalm 41:8 Lit. A thing of Belial
  6. Psalm 41:9 Acted as a traitor

Thanksgiving for God’s Provision in Time of Sickness

For the music director. A psalm of David.[a]

41 Blessed is the one who has regard for the poor;
in the day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.
Yahweh protects him and keeps him alive;
he is blessed in the land,
and you do not give him
into the will[b] of his enemies.
Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed.
In his illness, you restore to health.[c]
As for me, I said, “O Yahweh, be gracious to me.
Heal me,[d] for I have sinned against you.”
My enemies speak evil about me,
“When will he die and his name perish?”
And when one comes to see me, he speaks falsely;
his heart gathers disaster for itself.
He goes out to the street; he speaks.
All who hate me speak together against me.
Against me they assume the worst[e] for me:
“A ruinous thing is poured out on him,
and now that he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
Even my close friend,[f] whom I trusted,
who ate my bread,
has lifted his heel against me.
10 But you, O Yahweh, be gracious to me and raise me up
that I may repay them.
11 By this I know that you delight in me:
because my enemy has not shouted in triumph over me.
12 As for me, you have upheld me in my integrity,
and you have set me in your presence forever.
13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  2. Psalm 41:2 Hebrew “soul”
  3. Psalm 41:3 Literally “his every bed you change”
  4. Psalm 41:4 Or “my soul”
  5. Psalm 41:7 Literally “evil”
  6. Psalm 41:9 Literally “the man of my peace”