[1] Blessed is he who considers the poor; The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. [2] The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies. [3] The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed. [4] I said, "LORD, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You." [5] My enemies speak evil of me: "When will he die, and his name perish?" [6] And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it. [7] All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt. [8] "An evil disease," they say, "clings to him. And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more." [9] Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. [10] But You, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, That I may repay them. [11] By this I know that You are well pleased with me, Because my enemy does not triumph over me. [12] As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever. [13] Blessed be the LORD God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
