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1. Happy is the person who thinks about the poor. When trouble comes, the Lord will save him.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 , A Psalm H4210 of David H1732 . Blessed H835 is he that considereth H7919 H413 the poor H1800 : the LORD H3068 will deliver H4422 him in time H3117 of trouble H7451 .
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2. The Lord will protect him and spare his life and will bless him in the land. He will not let his enemies take him.
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2. The LORD H3068 will preserve H8104 him , and keep him alive H2421 ; and he shall be blessed H833 upon the earth H776 : and thou wilt not H408 deliver H5414 him unto the will H5315 of his enemies H341 .
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3. The Lord will give him strength when he is sick, and he will make him well again.
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3. The LORD H3068 will strengthen H5582 him upon H5921 the bed H6210 of languishing H1741 : thou wilt make H2015 all H3605 his bed H4904 in his sickness H2483 .
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4. I said, "Lord, have mercy on me. Heal me, because I have sinned against you."
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4. I H589 said H559 , LORD H3068 , be merciful H2603 unto me: heal H7495 my soul H5315 ; for H3588 I have sinned H2398 against thee.
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5. My enemies are saying evil things about me. They say, "When will he die and be forgotten?"
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5. Mine enemies H341 speak H559 evil H7451 of me, When H4970 shall he die H4191 , and his name H8034 perish H6 ?
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6. Some people come to see me, but they lie. They just come to get bad news. Then they go and gossip.
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6. And if H518 he come H935 to see H7200 me , he speaketh H1696 vanity H7723 : his heart H3820 gathereth H6908 iniquity H205 to itself; when he goeth H3318 abroad H2351 , he telleth H1696 it .
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7. All my enemies whisper about me and think the worst about me.
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7. All H3605 that hate H8130 me whisper H3907 together H3162 against H5921 me: against H5921 me do they devise H2803 my hurt H7451 .
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8. They say, "He has a terrible disease. He will never get out of bed again."
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8. An evil H1100 disease H1697 , say they , cleaveth fast H3332 unto him : and now that H834 he lieth H7901 he shall rise up H6965 no H3808 more H3254 .
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9. My best and truest friend, who ate at my table, has even turned against me.
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9. Yea H1571 , mine own familiar friend H7965 H376 , in whom H834 I trusted H982 , which did eat H398 of my bread H3899 , hath lifted up H1431 his heel H6119 against H5921 me.
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10. Lord, have mercy on me. Give me strength so I can pay them back.
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10. But thou H859 , O LORD H3068 , be merciful H2603 unto me , and raise me up H6965 , that I may requite H7999 them.
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11. Because my enemies do not defeat me, I know you are pleased with me.
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11. By this H2063 I know H3045 that H3588 thou favorest H2654 me, because H3588 mine enemy H341 doth not H3808 triumph H7321 over H5921 me.
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12. Because I am innocent, you support me and will let me be with you forever.
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12. And as for me H589 , thou upholdest H8551 me in mine integrity H8537 , and settest H5324 me before thy face H6440 forever H5769 .
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13. Praise the Lord, the God of Israel. He has always been, and he will always be. Amen and amen.
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13. Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 from everlasting H4480 H5769 , and to H5704 everlasting H5769 . Amen H543 , and Amen H543 .
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