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¹ For the Leader. A Psalm of David.² Happy is he that considereth the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.³ The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, let him be called happy in the land; and deliver not Thou him unto the greed of his enemies.⁴ The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.

⁵ As for me, I said: 'O LORD, be gracious unto me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.'⁶ Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?'⁷ And if one come to see me, he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he speaketh of it.⁸ All that hate me whisper together against me, against me do they devise my hurt:⁹ 'An evil thing cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.'¹⁰ Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who did eat of my bread, ¹¹ But Thou, O LORD, be gracious unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.¹² By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over me.¹³ And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

¹⁴ Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.