1. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who acts wisely toward the poor; Jehovah will deliver him in time of trouble.
2. Jehovah will watch over him and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed on the earth; and You will not deliver him to the soul of his enemies.
3. Jehovah will hold him up on the bed of sickness; You will change all his bed in his illness.
4. I said, Jehovah, be merciful to me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against You.
5. My enemies speak evil of me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?
6. And when he comes to see me, he speaks vanity; his heart gathers iniquity to itself; he goes out and speaks of it.
7. All those hating me whisper against me; they plot evil against me.
8. They say, A wicked thing is poured out on him, and he who lies down shall rise no more.
9. Even a man, my friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
10. But You, O Jehovah, be merciful to me, and raise me up, so that I may repay them.
11. By this I know that You delight in me, because my enemy does not triumph over me.
12. And I, in my integrity You uphold me; and You set me before Your face forever.
13. Blessed is Jehovah, the God of Israel, from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen and Amen!