1 H ow blessed is he who considers the helpless; The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

Blessed (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.

2 T he Lord will protect him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

The 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.

3 T he Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.

The Lord will sustain, refresh, and strengthen him on his bed of languishing; all his bed You will turn, change, and transform in his illness.

4 A s for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

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

5 M y enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?”

My enemies speak evil of me,, When will he die and his name perish?

6 A nd when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.

And 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.

7 A ll who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying,

All who hate me whisper together about me; against me do they devise my hurt.

8 “ A wicked thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”

An 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.

9 E ven my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me.

Even 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.

10 B ut You, O Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them.

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

11 B y this I know that You are pleased with me, Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

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

12 A s for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever.

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

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

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and Amen (so be it).