New Revised Standard NRS
The Bible in Basic English BBE
1 Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.
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<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.
2 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.
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The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters.
3 The Lord sustains them on their sickbed; in their illness you heal all their infirmities.
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The Lord will be his support on his bed of pain: by you will all his grief be turned to strength.
4 As for me, I said, "O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
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I said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.
5 My enemies wonder in malice when I will die, and my name perish.
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My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?
6 And when they come to see me, they utter empty words, while their hearts gather mischief; when they go out, they tell it abroad.
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If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
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All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.
8 They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me, that I will not rise again from where I lie.
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They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.
9 Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted the heel against me.
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Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.
10 But you, O Lord, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.
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But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.
11 By this I know that you are pleased with me; because my enemy has not triumphed over me.
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By this I see that you have pleasure in me, because my hater does not overcome me.
12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
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And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.
13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
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May the Lord God of Israel be praised, through eternal days and for ever. So be it. So be it.
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