1 B lessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is he who considers the weak and the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the time of evil and trouble.

Bienaventurado el que piensa en el pobre; en el día del mal el Señor lo librará.

2 T he Lord will protect him and keep him alive; he shall be called blessed in the land; and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

El Señor lo protegerá y lo mantendrá con vida, y será bienaventurado sobre la tierra; y no lo entregarás a la voluntad de sus enemigos.

3 T he Lord will sustain, refresh, and strengthen him on his bed of languishing; all his bed You will turn, change, and transform in his illness.

El Señor lo sostendrá en su lecho de enfermo; en su enfermedad, restaurarás su salud.

4 I said, Lord, be merciful and gracious to me; heal my inner self, for I have sinned against You.

Yo dije: Oh Señor, ten piedad de mí; sana mi alma, porque contra ti he pecado.

5 M y enemies speak evil of me,, When will he die and his name perish?

Mis enemigos hablan mal contra mí, diciendo: ¿Cuándo morirá y perecerá su nombre?

6 A nd when one comes to see me, he speaks falsehood and empty words, while his heart gathers mischievous gossip; when he goes away, he tells it abroad.

Y si alguno viene a ver me, habla falsedades; su corazón recoge iniquidad para sí; cuando sale fuera, lo publica.

7 A ll who hate me whisper together about me; against me do they devise my hurt.

Todos los que me odian murmuran a una contra mí; traman hacerme daño, diciendo:

8 A n evil disease, say they, is poured out upon him and cleaves fast to him; and now that he is bedfast, he will not rise up again.

Una cosa del demonio ha sido derramada sobre él, así que cuando se acueste, no volverá a levantarse.

9 E ven my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted (relied on and was confident), who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Aun mi íntimo amigo en quien yo confiaba, el que de mi pan comía, contra mí ha levantado su calcañar.

10 B ut You, O Lord, be merciful and gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

Pero tú, oh Señor, ten piedad de mí y levántame, para que yo les pague como se merecen.

11 B y this I know that You favor and delight in me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.

Por esto sé que conmigo te complaces, porque mi enemigo no canta victoria sobre mí.

12 A nd as for me, You have upheld me in my integrity and set me in Your presence forever.

En cuanto a mí, me mantienes en mi integridad, y me afirmas en tu presencia para siempre.

13 B lessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and Amen (so be it).

Bendito sea el Señor, Dios de Israel, desde la eternidad hasta la eternidad. Amén y amén.