[1] Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; [2] the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. [3] The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. [4] As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!" [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 iniquity; 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 is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies." [9] Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. [10] But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them! [11] By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. [12] But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. [13] Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
