1 ¶ Blessed is he that understands regarding the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

2 T he 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.

Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

3 T he LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing; thou wilt soften all his bed in his sickness.

Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

4 I said, LORD, be merciful unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5 ¶ My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die and his name perish?

My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 A nd if he came to see me, he spoke lies: his heart gathered iniquity to itself, and when he goes out, he tells it.

If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.

7 A ll that hate me congregate together and murmur against me; against me do they devise my hurt.

All who hate me whisper together against me. They imagine the worst for me.

8 A disease of Belial, they say, cleaves fast unto him, and now that he lies he shall rise up no more.

“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”

9 E ven the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

10 B ut thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me and raise me up that I may requite them.

But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11 I n this I shall know that I have pleased thee, that my enemy does not triumph over me.

By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.

12 A nd as for me, thou sustained me in my integrity and hast seated me before thy face for ever.

As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

13 B lessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.