A Promise of Blessing for those who Help the Helpless

I ran across this verse the other day, and it was such an encouragement. I try to be there for those in need. When I read it, it seemed like a promise God would bless me. If you are not helping those in distress, start doing it. God promises to bless those who help those in need.

Psalm 41:1-2 (New American Standard Bible)

Psalm 41

The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

¹How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble.
²The LORD will protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

I don't think I would have noticed the verse if I hadn't been reading in my NASB. Most the other translations render the word "helpless" as "poor".