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1Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; | 1Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; |
2the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. | 2the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. |
3The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. | 3The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. |
4As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” | 4As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” |
5My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?” | 5My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?” |
6And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. | 6And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. |
7All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. | 7All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. |
8They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies.” | 8They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies.” |
9Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. | 9Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. |
10But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them! | 10But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them! |
11By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. | 11By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me. |
12But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. | 12But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever. |
13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. | 13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. |
ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. | ESV Text Edition: 2016. The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. |
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