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

2 J ehovah 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.

3 J ehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness.

4 A s for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

5 M ine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish?

6 A nd if one come to see, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth.

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

8 A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more.

9 Y ea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I confided, who did eat of my bread, hath lifted up heel against me.

10 B ut thou, Jehovah, be gracious unto 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 B ut 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 eternity to eternity! Amen, and Amen.