[1] Blessed is he who considers the poor! The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble; [2] the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies. [3] The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness thou healest all his infirmities. [4] As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against thee!" [5] My enemies say of me in malice: "When will he die, and his name perish?" [6] And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. [7] All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. [8] They say, "A deadly thing has fastened upon him; he will not rise again from where he lies." [9] Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me. [10] But do thou, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them! [11] By this I know that thou art pleased with me, in that my enemy has not triumphed over me. [12] But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever. [13] Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
