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.

Al Músico principal: Salmo de David. BIENAVENTURADO el que piensa en el pobre: En el día malo lo librará Jehová.

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.

Jehová lo guardé, y le dé vida: sea bienaventurado en la tierra, Y no lo entregues á 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.

Jehová lo sustentará sobre el lecho del dolor: Mullirás toda su cama en su enfermedad.

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

Yo dije: Jehová, ten misericordia 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 dicen mal de mí preguntando: ¿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 venía á ver me, hablaba mentira: Su corazón se amontonaba iniquidad; Y salido fuera, hablába la.

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

Reunidos murmuraban contra mí todos los que me aborrecían: Contra mí pensaban mal, diciendo de mí:

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.

Cosa pestilencial de él se ha apoderado; Y el que cayó en cama, no volverá á 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 el hombre de mi paz, en quien yo confiaba, el que de mi pan comía, Alzó contra mí el calcañar.

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

Mas tú, Jehová, ten misericordia de mí, y hazme levantar, Y daréles el pago.

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

En esto habré conocido que te he agradado, Que mi enemigo no se holgará de mí.

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

En cuanto á mí, en mi integridad me has sustentado, Y me has hecho estar delante de ti 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 Jehová, el Dios de Israel, Por siglos de siglos. Amén y Amén.