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| [1]BLESSED is he who looks after the poor; the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. |
[1]Blessed is the man who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day. |
| [2]The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he shall bless him upon the earth; he will not deliver him into the hands of his enemies. |
[2]May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy. |
| [3]The LORD will strengthen him upon his sick bed; he will wholly recover from his illness. |
[3]May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness. |
| [4]I have said, Thou art my LORD, be merciful unto me and heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. |
[4]I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. |
| [5]Mine enemies speak evil of me: When shall he die, and his name perish? |
[5]Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish? |
| [6]When they come to see me, they speak falsely and their hearts devise evil; they go out into the street and gossip about me. |
[6]And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner. |
| [7]All that hate me whisper together about me; they devise evil against me. |
[7]All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt. |
| [8]They conceive unjust accusations against me; they say, Now that he lies sick in his bed, he shall rise up no more. |
[8]They denounced a wicked word against me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again? |
| [9]Yea, even the man who visits me, in whom I trust, who eats my bread and whom I trust, betrays me. |
[9]For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up his heel against me. |
| [10]But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me and heal me, that I may repay them. |
[10]But thou, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them. |
| [11]By this I know that thou art pleased with me, because mine enemy doth not irk me. |
[11]By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me. |
| [12]And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. |
[12]But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, and hast established me before thee for ever. |
| [13]Blessed is the LORD God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and Amen. |
[13]Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it. |