[1] Blessed is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. [2] The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he shallbe blessed upon the earth; and Thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. [3] The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing; Thou wilt turn him on his bed in his sickness. [4] I said, "LORD, be merciful unto me; heal my soul, for I have sinned against Thee." [5] Mine enemies speak evil of me and say, "When shall he die and his name perish?" [6] And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself, and when he goeth out, he telleth it. [7] All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt. [8] "An evil disease," they say, "cleaveth fast unto him, and now that he lieth down, he shall rise up no more." [9] Yea, mine own familiar friend in whom I trusted, that ate of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. [10] But Thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up that I may requite them. [11] By this I know that Thou favorest me: because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. [12] And as for me, Thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever. [13] Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
