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Blessed is He who Considers the Poor
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
The Lord protects and preserves them —
they are counted among the blessed in the land —
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
they are counted among the blessed in the land —
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
The Lord sustains them on their sickbed
and restores them from their bed of illness.
and restores them from their bed of illness.
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die and his name perish?”
“When will he die and his name perish?”
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
When one of them comes to see me,
he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then he goes out and spreads it around.
he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then he goes out and spreads it around.
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
All my enemies whisper together against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
“A vile disease has afflicted him;
he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
But may you have mercy on me, Lord;
raise me up, that I may repay them.
raise me up, that I may repay them.
But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
I know that you are pleased with me,
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
Because of my integrity you uphold me
and set me in your presence forever.
and set me in your presence forever.
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.