| King James Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. | 1Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him; |
| 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 protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. |
| 3The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. | 3The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. |
| 4I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. | 4As for me, I said, “O 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 say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?” |
| 6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. | 6And when one comes to see me, he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad. |
| 7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. | 7All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me. |
| 8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. | 8They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not 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 close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me. |
| 10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. | 10But you, O LORD, be gracious to me, and raise me up, that I may 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 will not shout in triumph over me. |
| 12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. | 12But you have upheld 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. | 13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! Amen and Amen. |
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