Psalm 41
Beatus qui intelligit
1
Happy are they who consider the poor and needy! *
the Lord will deliver them in the time of trouble.
2
The Lord preserves them and keeps them alive,
so that they may be happy in the land; *
he does not hand them over to the will of their enemies.
3
The Lord sustains them on their sickbed *
and ministers to them in their illness.
4
I said, “Lord, be merciful to me; *
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5
My enemies are saying wicked things about me: *
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
6
Even if they come to see me, they speak empty words; *
their heart collects false rumors;
they go outside and spread them.
7
All my enemies whisper together about me *
and devise evil against me.
8
“A deadly thing,” they say, “has fastened on him; *
he has taken to his bed and will never get up again.”
9
Even my best friend, whom I trusted,
who broke bread with me, *
has lifted up his heel and turned against me.
10
But you, O Lord, be merciful to me and raise me up, *
and I shall repay them.
11
By this I know you are pleased with me, *
that my enemy does not triumph over me.
12
In my integrity you hold me fast, *
and shall set me before your face for ever.
13
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, *
from age to age. Amen. Amen.
Psalm 52
Quid gloriaris?
1
You tyrant, why do you boast of wickedness *
against the godly all day long?
2
You plot ruin;
your tongue is like a sharpened razor, *
O worker of deception.
3
You love evil more than good *
and lying more than speaking the truth.
4
You love all words that hurt, *
O you deceitful tongue.
5
Oh, that God would demolish you utterly, *
topple you, and snatch you from your dwelling,
and root you out of the land of the living!
6
The righteous shall see and tremble, *
and they shall laugh at him, saying,
7
“This is the one who did not take God for a refuge, *
but trusted in great wealth
and relied upon wickedness.”
8
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; *
I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9
I will give you thanks for what you have done *
and declare the goodness of your Name in the presence of the godly.