Blessed is he who cares for the poor
(John 13:18-30)
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TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. O the blessedness of him || Who is acting wisely to the poor, || In a day of evil YHWH delivers him.
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YHWH preserves him and revives him, || He is blessed in the land, || And You do not give him into the will of his enemies.
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YHWH supports [him] on a bed of sickness, || You have turned his bed in his weakness.
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I said, “O YHWH, favor me, || Heal my soul, for I sinned against You,”
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My enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished!
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And if he came to see—he speaks vanity, || His heart gathers iniquity to itself, || He goes out—at the street he speaks.
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All hating me whisper together against me, || Against me they devise evil to me:
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A worthless thing is poured out on him, || And because he lay down he does not rise again.
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Even my ally, in whom I trusted, || One eating my bread, || Made the heel great against me,
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And You, YHWH, favor me, || And cause me to rise, || And I give repayment to them.
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By this I have known, || That You have delighted in me, || Because my enemy does not shout over me.
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As for me, in my integrity, || You have taken hold on me, || And cause me to stand before You for all time.
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Blessed [is] YHWH, God of Israel, || From age to age. Amen and Amen.
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