31 lines
1.3 KiB
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31 lines
1.3 KiB
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# Chapter 41
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1 Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor!
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The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.
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2 The Lord protects them
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and keeps them alive.
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He gives them prosperity in the land
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and rescues them from their enemies.
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3 The Lord nurses them when they are sick
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and restores them to health.
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4 “O Lord,” I prayed, “have mercy on me.
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Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
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5 But my enemies say nothing but evil about me.
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“How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.
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6 They visit me as if they were my friends,
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but all the while they gather gossip,
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and when they leave, they spread it everywhere.
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7 All who hate me whisper about me,
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imagining the worst.
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8 “He has some fatal disease,” they say.
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“He will never get out of that bed!”
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9 Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely,
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the one who shared my food, has turned against me.
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10 Lord, have mercy on me.
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Make me well again, so I can pay them back!
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11 I know you are pleased with me,
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for you have not let my enemies triumph over me.
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12 You have preserved my life because I am innocent;
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you have brought me into your presence forever.
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13 Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
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who lives from everlasting to everlasting.
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Amen and amen! |