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1To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who considers the poor; The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. | 1Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil. |
2The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of 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 will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed. | 3The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health. |
4I said, “LORD, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, 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 speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?” | 5As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?" |
6And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it. | 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 together against me; Against me they devise my hurt. | 7As for all who hate me, they whisper together against me; they desire to do me harm. |
8“An evil disease,” they say, “clings to him. And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.” | 8They say, "Wickedness is entrenched in him. Once he is brought low, he will not rise again." |
9Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. | 9As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me! |
10But You, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, That I may repay them. | 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 well pleased with me, Because 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 in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever. | 12As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever. |
13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. | 13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and amen! |
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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