1Blessed is he who considers the poor.
2Blessed is he who considers the poor.
3Blessed is he who considers the poor.
4Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive.
5Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive.
6Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive.
7Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed,
8Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed,
9Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed,
10I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me!
11I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me!
12I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me!
13My enemies speak evil against me:
14My enemies speak evil against me:
15My enemies speak evil against me:
16If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood.
17If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood.
18If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood.
19All who hate me whisper together against me.
20All who hate me whisper together against me.
21All who hate me whisper together against me.
22“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him.
23“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him.
24“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him.
25Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
26Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
27Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
28But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up,
29But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up,
30But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up,
31By this I know that you delight in me,
32By this I know that you delight in me,
33By this I know that you delight in me,
34As for me, you uphold me in my integrity,
35As for me, you uphold me in my integrity,
36As for me, you uphold me in my integrity,
37Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
38Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,
39Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,