1 ¡ Dichoso aquél que piensa en los pobres! En los días malos el Señor lo ayudará.

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 E l Señor lo cuidará y le dará vida, lo hará vivir feliz en la tierra, y no lo dejará caer en manos de sus enemigos.

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 C uando esté enfermo, el Señor lo sustentará; suavizará sus males mientras recobra la salud.

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 Y o le pido al Señor que me tenga compasión, que me sane, pues he pecado contra él.

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

5 M is enemigos hablan mal de mí, y dicen: «¿Cuándo morirá? ¿Cuándo será olvidado?»

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

6 S i vienen a verme, sólo dicen sandeces; guardan en su mente las malas noticias, y en cuanto salen a la calle las divulgan.

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 T odos los que me odian se unen contra mí y sólo piensan malas cosas. Hasta dicen:

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

8 « Lo que tiene es cosa del demonio; cayó en cama, y no volverá a levantarse.»

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 A un mi mejor amigo, en quien yo confiaba, el que comía conmigo, me ha traicionado.

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 P ero tú, Señor, ¡ten compasión de mí! ¡devuélveme la salud, y les daré su merecido!

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

11 C on esto sabré que soy de tu agrado: si mi enemigo no llega a burlarse de mí.

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

12 Y a mí, ¡sosténme por causa de mi integridad! ¡permíteme estar en tu presencia para siempre!

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

13 ¡ Bendito sea el Señor, el Dios de Israel, Por los siglos de los siglos! ¡Amén y Amén!

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