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For the choir director: A psalm of David.
Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.
Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble.
the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
he is called blessed in the land;
you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
The LORD protects them
and keeps them alive.
He gives them prosperity in the land
and rescues them from their enemies.
and keeps them alive.
He gives them prosperity in the land
and rescues them from their enemies.
The LORD nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.
and restores them to health.
“O LORD,” I prayed, “have mercy on me.
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
“When will he die, and his name perish?”
But my enemies say nothing but evil about me.
“How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
“How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words,
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
while his heart gathers iniquity;
when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
They visit me as if they were my friends,
but all the while they gather gossip,
and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
but all the while they gather gossip,
and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.
imagining the worst.
“He has some fatal disease,” they say.
“He will never get out of that bed!”
“He will never get out of that bed!”
Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely,
the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
and raise me up, that I may repay them!
and raise me up, that I may repay them!
LORD, have mercy on me.
Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
By this I know that you delight in me:
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
I know you are pleased with me,
for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
But you have upheld me because of my integrity,
and set me in your presence forever.
and set me in your presence forever.
You have preserved my life because I am innocent;
you have brought me into your presence forever.
you have brought me into your presence forever.