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

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

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.

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into 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.

Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

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

I -- I said, `O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'

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

Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth -- his name hath perished!

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.

And if he came to see -- vanity he speaketh, His heart gathereth iniquity to itself, He goeth out -- at the street he speaketh.

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

All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

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

A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.

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

Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

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

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

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

By this I have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

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

As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.

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

Blessed Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age -- and unto the age. Amen and Amen.