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Psalm 41:1–3

1 Blessed is he who considers the 1poor;

The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive,

And he will be blessed on the earth;

aYou will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness;

You will 2sustain him on his sickbed.

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Psalm 41:1–3 — The New International Version (NIV)

Blessed are those who have regard for the weak;

the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.

The Lord protects and preserves them—

they are counted among the blessed in the land—

he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.

The Lord sustains them on their sickbed

and restores them from their bed of illness.

Psalm 41:1–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Blessed is the one who considers the poor!

In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;

he is called blessed in the land;

you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;

in his illness you restore him to full health.

Psalm 41:1–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 41:1–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!

The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.

The Lord protects them

and keeps them alive.

He gives them prosperity in the land

and rescues them from their enemies.

The Lord nurses them when they are sick

and restores them to health.

Psalm 41:1–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

Happy are those who think about the poor.

When trouble comes, the Lord will save them.

The Lord will protect them and spare their life

and will bless them in the land.

He will not let their enemies take them.

The Lord will give them strength when they are sick,

and he will make them well again.

Psalm 41:1–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Blessed is he that considereth the poor:

Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive,

And he shall be blessed upon the earth;

And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing:

Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

Psalm 41:1–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil. Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.

Psalm 41:1–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Blessed is the one who has concern for helpless people. 

The Lord will rescue him in times of trouble. 

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive. 

He will be blessed in the land. 

Do not place him at the mercy of his enemies. 

The Lord will support him on his sickbed. 

You will restore this person to health when he is ill. 

Psalm 41:1–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Happy is one who cares for the poor;

the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

The Lord will keep him and preserve him;

he will be blessed in the land.

You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;

You will heal him on the bed where he lies.

Psalm 41:1–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Happy are those who consider the poor;

the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.

The Lord protects them and keeps them alive;

they are called happy in the land.

You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.

The Lord sustains them on their sickbed;

in their illness you heal all their infirmities.

Psalm 41:1–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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 of his enemies.

Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed.

In his illness, you restore to health.

Psalm 41:1–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Blessed is the one who cares about weak people.

When he is in trouble, the Lord saves him.

The Lord will guard him and keep him alive.

He will bless him in the land.

He won’t hand him over to the wishes of his enemies.

The Lord will take care of him when he is lying sick in bed.

He will make him well again.

Psalm 41:1–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

How blessed is he who considers the helpless;

The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive,

And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;

And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;

In his illness, You restore him to health.


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