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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 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 protects and preserves them —
they are counted among the blessed in the land —
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
they are counted among the blessed in the land —
he does not give them over to the desire of their foes.
The LORD nurses them when they are sick
and restores them to health.
and restores them to health.
The Lord sustains them on their sickbed
and restores them from their bed of illness.
and restores them from their bed of illness.
“O LORD,” I prayed, “have mercy on me.
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord;
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
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.
My enemies say of me in malice,
“When will he die and his name perish?”
“When will he die and his name perish?”
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.
When one of them comes to see me,
he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then he goes out and spreads it around.
he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander;
then he goes out and spreads it around.
All who hate me whisper about me,
imagining the worst.
imagining the worst.
All my enemies whisper together against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
they imagine the worst for me, saying,
“He has some fatal disease,” they say.
“He will never get out of that bed!”
“He will never get out of that bed!”
“A vile disease has afflicted him;
he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
he will never get up from the place where he lies.”
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.
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!
But may you have mercy on me, Lord;
raise me up, that I may repay them.
raise me up, that I may repay them.
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.
I know that you are pleased with me,
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
for my enemy does not triumph over me.
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.
Because of my integrity you uphold me
and set me in your presence forever.
and set me in your presence forever.