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1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
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Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.
2 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.
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The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
3 Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.
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The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
4 I said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; For I have sinned against thee.
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I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 Mine enemies speak evil against me, [saying], When will he die, and his name perish?
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My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?”
6 And if he come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; His heart gathereth iniquity to itself: When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
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When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.
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All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
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