Read the Bible

¹ How blessed is he who ^(a)considers the ^[a]helpless;
The Lord will deliver him ^(b)in a day of ^[b]trouble.
² The Lord will ^(c)protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall ^[c]be called ^(d)blessed upon the earth;
And ^(e)do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
³ The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You ^[d]restore him to health.

⁴ As for me, I said, "O Lord, be gracious to me;
^(f)Heal my soul, for ^(g)I have sinned against You."
⁵ My enemies ^(h)speak evil against me,
"When will he die, and his name perish?"
⁶ And ^[e]when he comes to see me, he ⁽ⁱ⁾speaks ^[f]falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
⁷ All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they ^(j)devise my hurt, saying,
⁸ "A wicked thing is poured out ^[g]upon him,
That when he lies down, he will ^(k)not rise up again."
⁹ Even my ^(l)close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me.

¹⁰ But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and ^(m)raise me up,
That I may repay them.
¹¹ By this I know that ⁽ⁿ⁾You are pleased with me,
Because ^(o)my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
¹² As for me, ^(p)You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me ^(q)in Your presence forever.

^13 (r)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
From everlasting to everlasting.
Amen and Amen.