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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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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 sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness thou healest all his infirmities.
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As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against thee!"
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My enemies say of me in malice: "When will he die, and his name perish?"
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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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All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.
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They say, "A deadly thing has fastened upon him; he will not rise again from where he lies."
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Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted his heel against me.