1 B lessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 T he Lord will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

3 T he Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed.

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

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

6 A nd if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it.

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

8 “ An evil disease,” they say, “clings to him. And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”

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

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

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

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

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