1 Blessed is he who considers the poor. 2 Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. 3 Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, 4 I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! 5 My enemies speak evil against me: 6 If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. 7 All who hate me whisper together against me. 8 “An evil disease,” they say, “has afflicted him. 9 Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, 10 But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, 11 By this I know that you delight in me, 12 As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, 13 Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel,