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.