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1 For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the LORD delivers him. 2 May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies! 3 The LORD supports him on his sickbed; you completely heal him from his illness. 4 As for me, I said: |O LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you! 5 My enemies ask this cruel question about me, 'When will he finally die and be forgotten?' 6 When someone comes to visit, he pretends to be friendly; he thinks of ways to defame me, and when he leaves he slanders me. 7 All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me. 8 They say, 'An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.' Psalms 41:1-8, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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