Dual Panel1For the leader: a psalm: for David HAPPY is anyone who has a concern for the helpless! The LORD will save him in time of trouble;
2the LORD protects him and gives him life, making him secure in the land; the LORD never leaves him to the will of his enemies.
3On his sick-bed he nurses him, transforming his every illness to health.
4I said, “LORD, be gracious to me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5“His case is desperate,” my enemies say; “when will he die and his name perish?”
6All who visit me speak from hearts devoid of sincerity; they are keen to gather bad news and go out to spread it abroad.
7All who hate me whisper together about me, imputing the worst to me:
8“An evil spell is cast on him,” they say; “he is laid on his bed, and will never rise again.”
9Even the friend whom I trusted, who ate at my table, exults over my misfortune.
10LORD, be gracious and restore me that I may repay them in full.
11Then shall I know that you delight in me and that my enemy will not triumph over me.
12But I am upheld by you because of my innocence; you keep me for ever in your presence.
13Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.