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For the leader. A psalm of David: How blessed are those who care for the poor! When calamity comes, ADONAI will save them.
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ADONAI will preserve them, keep them alive, and make them happy in the land. You will not hand them over to the whims of their enemies.
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ADONAI sustains them on their sickbed; when they lie ill, you make them recover.
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I said, "ADONAI, have pity on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!" 830
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My enemies say the worst about me: "When will he die and his name disappear?"
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When they come to see me they speak insincerely, their hearts meanwhile gathering falsehoods; then they go out and spread bad reports.
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All who hate me whisper together against me, imagining the worst about me.
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"A fatal disease has attached itself to him; now that he lies ill, he will never get up."
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Even my close friend, on whom I relied, who shared my table, has turned against me.
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But you, ADONAI, have pity on me, put me on my feet, so I can pay them back.