1 B ienaventurado el que se preocupa del pobre; En el día malo lo librará Jehová.

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

2 J ehová lo guardará, y le dará vida; Será bienaventurado en la tierra, Y no lo entregarás a la voluntad de sus enemigos.

The 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.

3 J ehová lo sustentará sobre el lecho del dolor; Tornarás su postración en mejoría.

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

4 Y o dije: Jehová, ten misericordia de mí; Sana mi alma, porque contra ti he pecado.

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

5 M is enemigos hablan mal contra mí, preguntando: ¿Cuándo se morirá, y perecerá su nombre?

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

6 Y si vienen a verme, hablan mentira; Su corazón, repleto de iniquidad, Sale a criticar fuera.

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

7 R eunidos murmuran contra mí todos los que me aborrecen; Contra mí piensan mal, diciendo de mí:

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

8 S e ha apoderado de él una enfermedad incurable; Y el que cayó en cama no volverá a levantarse.

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

9 H asta mi amigo íntimo, en quien yo confiaba, el que comía mi pan, Alzó contra mí su pie.

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

10 M as tú, Jehová, ten misericordia de mí, y hazme levantar, Y les daré su merecido.

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

11 E n esto conoceré que te he agradado, En que mi enemigo no cante victoria de mí.

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

12 E n cuanto a mí, me sustentas en mi integridad, Y ante tu faz me admitirás para siempre.

As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever.

13 B endito sea Jehová, el Dios de Israel, Por los siglos de los siglos. Amén y amén.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.