| King James Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. | 1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. |
| 2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. | 2The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes. |
| 3The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. | 3The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness. |
| 4I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. | 4I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.” |
| 5Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? | 5My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” |
| 6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. | 6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad. |
| 7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. | 7All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: |
| 8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. | 8“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!” |
| 9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. | 9Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. |
| 10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. | 10But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them. |
| 11By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. | 11By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me. |
| 12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. | 12In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever. |
| 13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. | 13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. |
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