The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 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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<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.
2 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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The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.
3 ADONAI sustains them on their sickbed; when they lie ill, you make them recover.
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The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.
4 I said, "ADONAI, have pity on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!" 830
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I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.
5 My enemies say the worst about me: "When will he die and his name disappear?"
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My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?
6 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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If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me, imagining the worst about me.
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All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.
8 "A fatal disease has attached itself to him; now that he lies ill, he will never get up."
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They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.
9 Even my close friend, on whom I relied, who shared my table, has turned against me.
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Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.
10 But you, ADONAI, have pity on me, put me on my feet, so I can pay them back.
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But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.
11 I will know you are pleased with me if my enemy doesn't defeat me.
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By this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome me.
12 You uphold me because of my innocence you establish me in your presence forever.
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And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.
13 Blessed be ADONAI the God of Isra'el from eternity past to eternity future. Amen. Amen.
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May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.
Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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