Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
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1 Happy is one who cares for the poor; the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.
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Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2 The Lord will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
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the Lord protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
3 The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed; You will heal him on the bed where he lies.
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The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.
4 I said, "Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You."
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As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you! ”
5 My enemies speak maliciously about me: "When will he die and be forgotten?"
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My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish? ”
6 When one [of them] comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.
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And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they plan to harm me.
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All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
8 "Lethal poison has been poured into him, and he won't rise again from where he lies!"
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They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies. ”
9 Even my friend in whom I trusted, one who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
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Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
10 But You, Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up; then I will repay them.
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But you, O Lord, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them!
11 By this I know that You delight in me: my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
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By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
12 You supported me because of my integrity and set me in Your presence forever.
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But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
13 May the Lord, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen. BOOK II (Psalms 42-72)
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
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