Revised Standard Version RSV
Good News Translation GNT
1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who considers the poor! The LORD delivers him in the day of trouble;
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Happy are those who are concerned for the poor; the Lord will help them when they are in trouble.
2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; thou dost not give him up to the will of his enemies.
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The Lord will protect them and preserve their lives; he will make them happy in the land; he will not abandon them to the power of their enemies.
3 The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness thou healest all his infirmities.
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The Lord will help them when they are sick and will restore them to health.
4 As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against thee!"
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I said, "I have sinned against you, Lord; be merciful to me and heal me."
5 My enemies say of me in malice: "When will he die, and his name perish?"
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My enemies say cruel things about me. They want me to die and be forgotten.
6 And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
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Those who come to see me are not sincere; they gather bad news about me and then go out and tell it everywhere.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
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All who hate me whisper to each other about me, they imagine the worst about me.
8 They say, "A deadly thing has fastened upon him; he will not rise again from where he lies."
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They say, "He is fatally ill; he will never leave his bed again."
9 Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
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Even my best friend, the one I trusted most, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
10 But do thou, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them!
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Be merciful to me, Lord, and restore my health, and I will pay my enemies back.
11 By this I know that thou art pleased with me, in that my enemy has not triumphed over me.
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They will not triumph over me, and I will know that you are pleased with me.
12 But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever.
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You will help me, because I do what is right; you will keep me in your presence forever.
13 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen.
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Praise the Lord, the God of Israel! Praise him now and forever! Amen! Amen!
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.