The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
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 Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in 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 preserve him and keep him alive, And he will be blessed on the earth; You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
3 ADONAI sustains them on their sickbed; when they lie ill, you make them recover.
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The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed.
4 I said, "ADONAI, have pity on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!" 830
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I said, "Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You."
5 My enemies say the worst about me: "When will he die and his name disappear?"
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My enemies speak evil of me: "When will he die, and his name perish?"
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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And if he comes to see me, he speaks lies; His heart gathers iniquity to itself; When he goes out, he tells it.
7 All who hate me whisper together against me, imagining the worst about me.
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All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt.
8 "A fatal disease has attached itself to him; now that he lies ill, he will never get up."
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"An evil disease," they say, "clings to him. And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more."
9 Even my close friend, on whom I relied, who shared my table, has turned against me.
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Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel 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, be merciful to me, and raise me up, That I may repay them.
11 I will know you are pleased with me if my enemy doesn't defeat me.
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By this I know that You are well pleased with me, Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 You uphold me because of my innocence you establish me in your presence forever.
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As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever.
13 Blessed be ADONAI the God of Isra'el from eternity past to eternity future. Amen. Amen.
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Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.