1 Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
2 The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
3 The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
4 I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
5 My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
6 My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
8 “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
9 Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
10 But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
11 By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.