To the director. A melody of David.
41 Happy is anyone who shows consideration to the lowly one;
Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} will rescue him in the day of calamity.
2 Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} will guard him and keep him alive.
He will be pronounced happy in the earth;
You will never turn him over to the will of his enemies.
3 Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} will sustain him on his sickbed;
During his sickness you will completely change his bed.
4 For I said: “O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}, show me favor.
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 But my enemies speak evil about me:
“When will he die and his name perish?”
6 If one of them comes to see me, his heart speaks falsely.
He gathers something harmful to say;
Then he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7 All those who hate me whisper to one another;
They are scheming something bad against me:
8 “A dreadful thing has overtaken him;
Now that he is down, he will not rise again.”
9 Even the man at peace with me, one whom I trusted,
Who was eating my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
10 But you, O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}, show me favor and raise me up,
So that I may repay them.
11 By this I will know that you are pleased with me:
When my enemy cannot shout in triumph over me.
12 As for me, you uphold me because of my integrity;
You will keep me in your presence forever.
13 May Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}, the Al {pre. Ahl} of Isra'Al, be praised
Amen and Amen.