1 H appy is the man who cares for the poor. The Lord will save him in times of trouble.

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

2 T he Lord will keep him alive and safe. And he will be happy upon the earth. You will not give him over to the desire of those who hate him.

The 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.

3 T he Lord will give him strength on his bed of sickness. When he is sick, You will make him well again.

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

4 A s for me, I said, “O Lord, have loving-kindness for me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

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

5 T hose who hate me speak bad words against me, saying, “When will he die, and his name be forgotten?”

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

6 W hen one comes to see me, he speaks lies. His heart gathers up bad stories. Then he goes outside and tells them.

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

7 A ll who hate me speak in secret together against me. They make plans to hurt me, saying,

All that hate me congregate together and murmur against me; against me do they devise my hurt.

8 “ A bad thing has come over him. When he lies down, he will not rise again.”

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

9 E ven a friend of mine whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has turned against me.

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

10 H ave loving-kindness for me, O Lord. Raise me up, so that I may pay them back.

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

11 T hen I will know that You are pleased with me, because he who hates me does not win over me.

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

12 A s for me, You hold me up in my honesty. And You set me beside You forever.

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

13 H onor be to the Lord, the God of Israel, forever and ever! Let it be so!

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.