¹ Blessed is he who considers the poor. ² The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. ³ The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, ⁴ I said, “LORD, have mercy on me! ⁵ My enemies speak evil against me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?” ⁶ If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. ⁷ All who hate me whisper together against me. ⁸ “An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. ⁹ Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, ¹⁰ But you, LORD, have mercy on me, and raise me up, ¹¹ By this I know that you delight in me, ¹² As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, ¹³ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
Amen and amen.