| New American Standard Bible 1995 | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. How blessed is he who considers the helpless; The LORD will deliver him in a day of trouble. | 1Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil. |
| 2The 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. | 2The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies. |
| 3The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health. | 3The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health. |
| 4As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You." | 4As for me, I said, "LORD, be gracious to me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!" |
| 5My enemies speak evil against me, "When will he die, and his name perish?" | 5As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?" |
| 6And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it. | 6The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them. |
| 7All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying, | 7As for all who hate me, they whisper together against me; they desire to do me harm. |
| 8"A wicked thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again." | 8They say, "Wickedness is entrenched in him. Once he is brought low, he will not rise again." |
| 9Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. | 9As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me! |
| 10But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them. | 10But you, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up so that I may pay them back! |
| 11By this I know that You are pleased with me, Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me. | 11In this way I will know that you are pleased with me, and that my enemies will not shout in triumph over me. |
| 12As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever. | 12As for me, you will maintain my just cause, and you will cause me to stand in your presence forever. |
| 13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. | 13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and amen! |
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