Day 8 : Evening Prayer

41 - Beatus qui intelligit

1  Blessed is the one who considers the poor and needy; *
the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
2  The Lord preserves him and keeps him alive, that he may be
  blessed upon earth, *
and delivers him not over to the will of his enemies.
3  The Lord comforts him when he lies sick upon his bed, *
and restores him from his bed of sickness.
4  I said, “Lord, be merciful to me; *
heal my soul, for I have sinned against you.”
5  My enemies speak evil of me: *
“When shall he die, and his name perish?”
6  And if anyone comes to see me, he speaks empty words; *
his heart conceives falsehood within him, and when 
he goes forth, he tells it.

7  All my enemies whisper together against me; *
even against me are they devising evil:
8  “A deadly thing has taken hold of him, *
and now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”
9  Indeed, even my own familiar friend, whom I trusted,
  who also ate of my bread, *
has lifted up his heel against me.
10  But be merciful to me, O Lord; *
raise me up again, and I shall repay them.
11  By this I know you favor me, *
that my enemy does not triumph over me.
12  And when I am in health, you uphold me, *
and shall set me before your face for ever.
13  Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, *
world without end. Amen.