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Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The LORD rescues them when they are in trouble. |
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The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies. |
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The LORD nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health. |
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"O LORD," I prayed, "have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you." |
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But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. "How soon will he die and be forgotten?" they ask. |
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They visit me as if they were my friends, but all the while they gather gossip, and when they leave, they spread it everywhere. |
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All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst. |
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"He has some fatal disease," they say. "He will never get out of that bed!" |
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Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me. |
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LORD, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back! |
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I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me. |
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You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever. |
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Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen! For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah. |
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