✧1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. Copy✧2The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes. Copy✧3The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness. Copy✧4I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.” Copy✧5My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” Copy✧6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. Copy✧7All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: Copy✧8“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!” Copy