## O Yahweh, Be Gracious to Me 

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How blessed is he who considers the poor; Yahweh will provide him escape in a day of calamity. 

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Yahweh will keep him and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies. 

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Yahweh will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health. 

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As for me, I said, "O Yahweh, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You." 

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My enemies speak evil against me, "When will he die, and his name perish?" 

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And when he comes to see _me_, he speaks worthlessness; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he speaks it. 

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All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me, they devise for me calamity, _saying_, 

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"A vile thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again." 

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Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. 

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But You, O Yahweh, be gracious to me and raise me up, That I may repay them. 

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By this I know that You delight in me, Because my enemy makes no shout in triumph over me. 

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As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You make me stand firm in Your presence forever. 

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Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.