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1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
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(40-1) <Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.> (40-2) Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.
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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(40-3) The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his 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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(40-4) The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.
4 I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
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(40-5) I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
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(40-6) My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his 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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(40-7) And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
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(40-8) All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to 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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(40-9) They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?
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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(40-10) For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.
10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
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(40-11) But thou, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise my up again: and I will requite them.
11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
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(40-12) By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me: because my enemy shall not rejoice 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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(40-13) But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.
13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
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(40-14) Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity. So be it. So be it.
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