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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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Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.
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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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 (40-4) The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.
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The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
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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I said, “Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5 (40-6) My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall 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 (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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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 (40-8) All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.
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All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,
8 (40-9) They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?
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“A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
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