Septuagint Bible w/ Apocrypha LXX
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha NRSA
1 Blessed is the man who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.
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Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.
2 May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.
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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 May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made 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, O Lord, have mercy upon 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 have spoken evil against me, saying, 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 came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.
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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 my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.
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All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
8 They denounced a wicked word against me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?
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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 For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, 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, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall 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 hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice 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 But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, and hast established me before thee 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. So be it, so be it.
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Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.
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