1 {To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Blessed is he, that considereth the poor; the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
1 For the choir director. A Psalm of David.How blessed is he who (A)considers the (a)helpless;The Lord will deliver him (B)in a day of (b)trouble.
1 {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
1 For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.(A)
1 Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.
2 The LORD shall preserve him, and keep him alive: he shall make him to prosper upon earth, and shall not deliver him into the will of his enemies.
2 The Lord will (C)protect him and keep him alive,And he shall (c)be called (D)blessed upon the earth;And (E)do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.
2 The 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.
2 The Lord will keep him and preserve him;he will be blessed in the land.(B)You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.(C)
2 The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.
3 The LORD shall refresh him, when he lieth sick upon his bed, yea thou makest his bed in all his sickness.
3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
3 The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health.
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity, and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself; and when he cometh forth, he telleth it.
6 And (e)when he comes to see me, he (I)speaks (f)falsehood;His heart gathers wickedness to itself;When he goes outside, he tells it.
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
6 When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully;he stores up evil in his heart;he goes out and talks.(G)
6 The one who comes to visit me speaks lies; in his heart he thinks slanderous things about me and goes around spreading them.
9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted, who did also eat my bread, hath lift up his heel against me.
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
9 As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me!
11 By this I know thou favourest me, that my enemy doth not triumph against me.
11 By this I know that (N)You are pleased with me,Because (O)my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
11 In this way I will know that you are pleased with me, and that my enemies will not shout in triumph over me.
13 O blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from henceforth and forevermore. Amen. Amen.
13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, from eternity to eternity. Amen and amen! To the Director: An instruction of the Sons of Korah.
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