1 To the chief Musician * h5329 h8764, A Psalm * h4210 of David * h1732. Blessed * h835 is he that considereth * h7919 h8688 the poor * h1800: the LORD * h3068 will deliver * h4422 h8762 him in time * h3117 of trouble * h7451. the poor: or, the weak, or, sick in time...: Heb. in the day of evil
2 The LORD * h3068 will preserve * h8104 h8799 him, and keep him alive * h2421 h8762; and he shall be blessed * h833 h8795 upon the earth * h776: and thou wilt not deliver * h5414 h8799 him unto the will * h5315 of his enemies * h341 h8802. thou...: or, do not thou deliver
3 The LORD * h3068 will strengthen * h5582 h8799 him upon the bed * h6210 of languishing * h1741: thou wilt make * h2015 h8804 all his bed * h4904 in his sickness * h2483. make: Heb. turn
4 I said * h559 h8804, LORD * h3068, be merciful * h2603 h8798 unto me: heal * h7495 h8798 my soul * h5315; for I have sinned * h2398 h8804 against thee.
5 Mine enemies * h341 h8802 speak * h559 h8799 evil * h7451 of me, When shall he die * h4191 h8799, and his name * h8034 perish * h6 h8804?
6 And if he come * h935 h8804 to see * h7200 h8800 me , he speaketh * h1696 h8762 vanity * h7723: his heart * h3820 gathereth * h6908 h8799 iniquity * h205 to itself; when he goeth * h3318 h8799 abroad * h2351, he telleth * h1696 h8762 it .
7 All that hate * h8130 h8802 me whisper * h3907 h8691 together * h3162 against me: against me do they devise * h2803 h8799 my hurt * h7451. my...: Heb. evil to me
8 An evil * h1100 disease * h1697, say they , cleaveth fast * h3332 h8803 unto him: and now that he lieth * h7901 h8804 he shall rise up * h6965 h8800 no more * h3254 h8686. An...: Heb. A thing of Belial
9 Yea, mine own familiar * h7965 friend * h376, in whom I trusted * h982 h8804, which did eat * h398 h8802 of my bread * h3899, hath lifted up * h1431 h8689 his heel * h6119 against me. mine...: Heb. the man of my peace lifted...: Heb. magnified
10 But thou, O LORD * h3068, be merciful * h2603 h8798 unto me, and raise me up * h6965 h8685, that I may requite * h7999 h8762 them.
11 By this I know * h3045 h8804 that thou favourest * h2654 h8804 me, because mine enemy * h341 h8802 doth not triumph * h7321 h8686 over me.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest * h8551 h8804 me in mine integrity * h8537, and settest * h5324 h8686 me before thy face * h6440 for ever * h5769.
13 Blessed * h1288 h8803 be the LORD * h3068 God * h430 of Israel * h3478 from everlasting * h5769, and to everlasting * h5769. Amen * h543, and Amen * h543.