1. For the leader. A psalm of David.
2. Blessed the one concerned for the poor;on a day of misfortune, the Lord delivers him.
3. The Lord keeps and preserves him,makes him blessed in the land,and does not betray him to his enemies.
4. The Lord sustains him on his sickbed,you turn down his bedding whenever he is ill.
5. Even I have said, “Lord, take note of me;heal me, although I have sinned against you.
6. My enemies say bad things against me:‘When will he die and his name be forgotten?’
7. When someone comes to visit me, he speaks without sincerity.His heart stores up malice;when he leaves, he gossips.