1 B lessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

2 J ehovah 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.

3 J ehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

5 M ine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?

6 A nd if he come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

7 A ll that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.

8 A n evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

9 Y ea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, Who did eat of my bread, Hath lifted up his heel against me.

10 B ut thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.

11 B y this I know that thou delightest in me, Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

12 A nd as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.

13 B lessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.