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For the choir director: A psalm of David.
Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.
Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.
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.
And he will be blessed on the earth;
You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
The LORD protects them
and keeps them alive.
He gives them prosperity in the land
and rescues them from their enemies.
and keeps them alive.
He gives them prosperity in the land
and rescues them from their enemies.
The LORD nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.
and restores them to health.
I said, “Lord, be merciful to me;
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
“O LORD,” I prayed, “have mercy on me.
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
But my enemies say nothing but evil about me.
“How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
“How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
They visit me as if they were my friends,
but all the while they gather gossip,
and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
but all the while they gather gossip,
and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.
imagining the worst.
“He has some fatal disease,” they say.
“He will never get out of that bed!”
“He will never get out of that bed!”
Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely,
the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
But You, O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up,
That I may repay them.
That I may repay them.
LORD, have mercy on me.
Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
I know you are pleased with me,
for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And set me before Your face forever.
And set me before Your face forever.
You have preserved my life because I am innocent;
you have brought me into your presence forever.
you have brought me into your presence forever.