Psalm 41:3-5 New English Translation
3 The Lord supports[a] him on his sickbed;
you have healed him from his illness.[b]
4 As for me, I said:[c]
“O Lord, have mercy on me!
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.
5 My enemies ask this cruel question about me,[d]
‘When will he finally die and be forgotten?’[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 41:3 tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as jussive, continuing the prayer of v. 2, but the parallel line in v. 3b employs the perfect, suggesting that the psalmist is again speaking in the indicative mood (see v. 1b). The imperfect can be understood as future or as generalizing (see v. 1).
- Psalm 41:3 tn Heb “all his bed you have changed in his illness.” The perfect verb may indicate a testimony of what God has done in the past as part of the statement of confidence.
- Psalm 41:4 sn In vv. 4-10 the psalmist recites the prayer of petition and lament he offered to the Lord.
- Psalm 41:5 tn Heb “my enemies speak evil concerning me.”
- Psalm 41:5 tn Heb “and his name perish.”
New English Translation (NET)
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