30 lines
1.3 KiB
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30 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 41
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1 Blessed is the one who considers the poor!
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In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
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2 the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
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he is called blessed in the land;
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you do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
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3 The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
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in his illness you restore him to full health.
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4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;
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heal me, for I have sinned against you!”
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5 My enemies say of me in malice,
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“When will he die, and his name perish?”
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6 And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words,
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while his heart gathers iniquity;
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when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
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7 All who hate me whisper together about me;
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they imagine the worst for me.
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8 They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him;
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he will not rise again from where he lies.”
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9 Even my close friend in whom I trusted,
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who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
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10 But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
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and raise me up, that I may repay them!
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11 By this I know that you delight in me:
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my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.
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12 But you have upheld me because of my integrity,
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and set me in your presence forever.
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13 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
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from everlasting to everlasting!
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Amen and Amen. |