| NET Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the LORD delivers him. | 1Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil. |
| 2May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies! | 2The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies. |
| 3The LORD supports him on his sickbed; you completely heal him from his illness. | 3The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health. |
| 4As for me, I said: "O LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you! | 4As for me, I said, "LORD, be gracious to me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!" |
| 5My enemies ask this cruel question about me, 'When will he finally die and be forgotten?' | 5As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?" |
| 6When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me. | 6The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them. |
| 7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me. | 7As for all who hate me, they whisper together against me; they desire to do me harm. |
| 8They say, 'An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.' | 8They say, "Wickedness is entrenched in him. Once he is brought low, he will not rise again." |
| 9Even my close friend whom I trusted, he who shared meals with me, has turned against me. | 9As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me! |
| 10As for you, O LORD, have mercy on me and raise me up, so I can pay them back!" | 10But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up so that I may pay them back! |
| 11By this I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me. | 11In this way I will know that you are pleased with me, and that my enemies will not shout in triumph over me. |
| 12As for me, you uphold me because of my integrity; you allow me permanent access to your presence. | 12As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever. |
| 13The LORD God of Israel deserves praise in the future and forevermore! We agree! We agree! | 13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and amen! |
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