King James Version KJV
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
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Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.
2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
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The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.
3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
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The Lord sustains them on their sickbed; in their illness you heal all their infirmities.
4 I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
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As for me, I said, "O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
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My enemies wonder in malice when I will die, and my name perish.
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
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And when they come to see me, they utter empty words, while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
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All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
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They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me, that I will not rise again from where I lie.
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
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Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted the heel against me.
10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite 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 thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
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By this I know that you are pleased with me; because my enemy has not triumphed over me.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
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But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
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