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To the victor; a psalm of◦ David.
2 Happy is he who gives··thought to▵ the poor;
in the day of evil, Jehovah will cause· him ·to··escape.
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3 Jehovah will keep him,
and will make him live;
He shall be made··happy in the land;
and Thou wilt not give· him ·over unto the will* of his enemies.
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4 Jehovah will sustain◦ him upon the couch of infirmity;
in his sickness, Thou turnest all his bed*.
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5 I◦ said, O Jehovah, be··gracious··to me;
heal my soul; for I have sinned against Thee.
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6 My enemies say evil against me:
When will he die and his name perish?
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7 And if he come to see me,
he speaks vanity;
his heart brings··together iniquity◦ to itself;
he goes··out to the street, he speaks it.
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8 All who hate me whisper together against me;
against me, they think evil toward◦ me.
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9 The word of Belial is poured into him;
and now that he lies down, he shall not rise··up again.
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10 Even the man◦ at peace with me*,
he in whom I trusted,
who did eat of my bread,
has made· his heel ·great upon me.
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11 But Thou◦, O Jehovah, be··gracious··to me,
and raise· me ·up, that I may repay to them.
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12 By this I know that Thou delightest in me,
that my enemy does not shout over me.
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13 And as for me◦, Thou upholdest◦ me in my integrity,
and settest· me ·up before Thee to eternity.
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14 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, from age even··to age;
amen and amen.
