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1 (40-1) <Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.> (40-2) Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
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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 (40-3) The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to 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 (40-4) The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch 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 (40-5) I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to 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 (40-6) My enemies have spoken evils against 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 (40-7) And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.
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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 (40-8) All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.
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7 All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
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8 (40-9) They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again 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 (40-10) For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted 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 (40-11) But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise my up again: and I will 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 (40-12) By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice 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 (40-13) But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight 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 (40-14) Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.
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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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