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:
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,