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

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 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.

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 sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 E ven my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate 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 You, O Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them.

And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to 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 have known, That Thou hast delighted in me, Because my enemy shouteth not over me.

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

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, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.

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