| New American Standard Bible 1995 | New Living Translation |
| 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. | 1Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble. |
| 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 protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies. |
| 3The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health. | 3The LORD nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health. |
| 4As for me, I said, "O LORD, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You." | 4“O LORD,” I prayed, “have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.” |
| 5My enemies speak evil against me, "When will he die, and his name perish?" | 5But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. “How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask. |
| 6And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it. | 6They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere. |
| 7All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying, | 7All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst. |
| 8"A wicked thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again." | 8“He has some fatal disease,” they say. “He will never get out of that bed!” |
| 9Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. | 9Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me. |
| 10But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them. | 10LORD, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back! |
| 11By this I know that You are pleased with me, Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me. | 11I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me. |
| 12As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever. | 12You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever. |
| 13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. | 13Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen! |
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