Psalms 41 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 42

¹For the Chief Musician. A contemplation by the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so my soul pants after you, God.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), Maschil^H4905^(H8688), for the sons^H1121 of Korah^H7141. As the hart^H354 panteth^H6165^(H8799) after the water^H4325 brooks^H650, so panteth^H6165^(H8799) my soul^H5315 after thee, O God^H430.

² My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?

KJVMy soul^H5315 thirsteth^H6770^(H8804) for God^H430, for the living^H2416 God^H410: when shall I come^H935^(H8799) and appear^H7200^(H8735) before^H6440 God^H430?

³ My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

KJVMy tears^H1832 have been my meat^H3899 day^H3119 and night^H3915, while they continually^H3117 say^H559^(H8800) unto me, Where is thy God^H430?

⁴ These things I remember, and pour out my soul within me, how I used to go with the crowd, and led them to God’s house, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a holy day.

KJVWhen I remember^H2142^(H8799) these things, I pour out^H8210^(H8799) my soul^H5315 in me: for I had gone^H5674^(H8799) with the multitude^H5519, I went^H1718^(H8691) with them to the house^H1004 of God^H430, with the voice^H6963 of joy^H7440 and praise^H8426, with a multitude^H1995 that kept holyday^H2287^(H8802).

⁵ Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him for the saving help of his presence.

KJVWhy art thou cast down^H7817^(H8709), O my soul^H5315? and why art thou disquieted^H1993^(H8799) in me? hope^H3176^(H8685) thou in God^H430: for I shall yet praise^H3034^(H8686) him for the help^H3444 of his countenance^H6440.

⁶ My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.

KJVO my God^H430, my soul^H5315 is cast down^H7817^(H8709) within me: therefore will I remember^H2142^(H8799) thee from the land^H776 of Jordan^H3383, and of the Hermonites^H2769, from the hill^H2022 Mizar^H4706.

⁷ Deep calls to deep at the noise of your waterfalls. All your waves and your billows have swept over me.

KJVDeep^H8415 calleth^H7121^(H8802) unto deep^H8415 at the noise^H6963 of thy waterspouts^H6794: all thy waves^H4867 and thy billows^H1530 are gone^H5674^(H8804) over me.

⁸ Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

KJVYet the LORD^H3068 will command^H6680^(H8762) his lovingkindness^H2617 in the daytime^H3119, and in the night^H3915 his song^H7892 shall be with me, and my prayer^H8605 unto the God^H410 of my life^H2416.

⁹ I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”

KJVI will say^H559^(H8799) unto God^H410 my rock^H5553, Why hast thou forgotten^H7911^(H8804) me? why go^H3212^(H8799) I mourning^H6937^(H8802) because of the oppression^H3906 of the enemy^H341^(H8802)?

¹⁰ As with a sword in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they continually ask me, “Where is your God?”

KJVAs with a sword^H7524 in my bones^H6106, mine enemies^H6887^(H8802) reproach^H2778^(H8765) me; while they say^H559^(H8800) daily^H3117 unto me, Where is thy God^H430?

¹¹ Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, the saving help of my countenance, and my God.

KJVWhy art thou cast down^H7817^(H8709), O my soul^H5315? and why art thou disquieted^H1993^(H8799) within me? hope^H3176^(H8685) thou in God^H430: for I shall yet praise^H3034^(H8686) him, who is the health^H3444 of my countenance^H6440, and my God^H430.

WEB·Psalms 41

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. Blessed^H835 is he that considereth^H7919^(H8688) the poor^H1800: the LORD^H3068 will deliver^H4422^(H8762) him in time^H3117 of trouble^H7451.

² Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 will preserve^H8104^(H8799) him, and keep him alive^H2421^(H8762); and he shall be blessed^H833^(H8795) upon the earth^H776: and thou wilt not deliver^H5414^(H8799) him unto the will^H5315 of his enemies^H341^(H8802).

³ Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 will strengthen^H5582^(H8799) him upon the bed^H6210 of languishing^H1741: thou wilt make^H2015^(H8804) all his bed^H4904 in his sickness^H2483.

⁴ I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

KJVI said^H559^(H8804), LORD^H3068, be merciful^H2603^(H8798) unto me: heal^H7495^(H8798) my soul^H5315; for I have sinned^H2398^(H8804) against thee.

⁵ My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

KJVMine enemies^H341^(H8802) speak^H559^(H8799) evil^H7451 of me, When shall he die^H4191^(H8799), and his name^H8034 perish^H6^(H8804)?

⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

KJVAnd if he come^H935^(H8804) to see^H7200^(H8800) me, he speaketh^H1696^(H8762) vanity^H7723: his heart^H3820 gathereth^H6908^(H8799) iniquity^H205 to itself; when he goeth^H3318^(H8799) abroad^H2351, he telleth^H1696^(H8762) it.

⁷ All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

KJVAll that hate^H8130^(H8802) me whisper^H3907^(H8691) together^H3162 against me: against me do they devise^H2803^(H8799) my hurt^H7451.

⁸ “An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”

KJVAn evil^H1100 disease^H1697, say they, cleaveth fast^H3332^(H8803) unto him: and now that he lieth^H7901^(H8804) he shall rise up^H6965^(H8800) no more^H3254^(H8686).

⁹ Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

KJVYea, mine own familiar^H7965 friend^H376, in whom I trusted^H982^(H8804), which did eat^H398^(H8802) of my bread^H3899, hath lifted up^H1431^(H8689) his heel^H6119 against me.

¹⁰ But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

KJVBut thou, O LORD^H3068, be merciful^H2603^(H8798) unto me, and raise me up^H6965^(H8685), that I may requite^H7999^(H8762) them.

¹¹ By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

KJVBy this I know^H3045^(H8804) that thou favourest^H2654^(H8804) me, because mine enemy^H341^(H8802) doth not triumph^H7321^(H8686) over me.

¹² As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

KJVAnd as for me, thou upholdest^H8551^(H8804) me in mine integrity^H8537, and settest^H5324^(H8686) me before thy face^H6440 for ever^H5769.

¹³ Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.

KJVBlessed^H1288^(H8803) be the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 from everlasting^H5769, and to everlasting^H5769. Amen^H543, and Amen^H543.

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