| King James Bible | Holman Christian Standard 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 choir director. A Davidic psalm. Happy is one who cares for the poor; the LORD will save him in a day of adversity. |
| 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 keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies. |
| 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 sickbed; You will heal him on the bed where he lies. |
| 4I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. | 4I said, " 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 speak maliciously about me:" 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. | 6When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks. |
| 7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. | 7All who hate me whisper together about me; they plan to harm me." |
| 8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. | 8Lethal poison has been poured into him, and he won't rise again 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 friend in whom I trusted, one who ate my bread, has raised his heel against me. |
| 10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. | 10But You, LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up; then I will 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: my enemy does not shout in triumph over me. |
| 12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. | 12You supported me because of my integrity and set me in Your presence forever. |
| 13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. | 13May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen. |
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