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How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble.
The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble.
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 will protect him and keep him alive,
And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
And he shall be called blessed upon the earth;
And do not give him over to the desire 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 will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You restore him to health.
In his illness, You restore him to health.
The LORD nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.
and restores them to health.
As for me, I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me;
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”
“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 speak evil against me,
“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 he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood;
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
His heart gathers wickedness to itself;
When he goes outside, he tells it.
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 together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
Against me they devise my hurt, saying,
All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.
imagining the worst.
“A wicked thing is poured out upon him,
That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”
“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 up his heel against me.
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up 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.
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 are pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
Because my enemy does 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.
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,
And You set me in Your presence forever.
And You 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.