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1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
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1 Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble.
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2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive ; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies .
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2 The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes.
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3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
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3 The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.
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4 I said , LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
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4 I said, "O LORD, have mercy on me; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
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5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die , and his name perish ?
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5 My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die and his name perish?"
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6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
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6 Whenever one comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it abroad.
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7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
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7 All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
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8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more .
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8 "A vile disease has beset him; he will never get up from the place where he lies."
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9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted , which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
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9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
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10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up , that I may requite them.
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10 But you, O LORD, have mercy on me; raise me up, that I may repay them.
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11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
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11 I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
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12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
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12 In my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.
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13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
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13 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
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