Victory over Betrayal (John 13:18–30)
1 WBS To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
2 WBS The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. BSB BSB: The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
3 WBS The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. BSB BSB: The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
4 WBS I said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. BSB BSB: I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
5 WBS My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? BSB BSB: My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
6 WBS And if he cometh to see me , he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it . BSB BSB: My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.
7 WBS All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. BSB BSB: All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
8 WBS An evil disease, say they , cleaveth fast to him: and now that he lieth he shall rise no more. BSB BSB: “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
9 WBS Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. BSB BSB: Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
10 WBS But thou, O LORD, be merciful to me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. BSB BSB: But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, that I may repay them.
11 WBS By this I know that thou favorest me, because my enemy doth not triumph over me. BSB BSB: By this I know that You delight in me, for my enemy does not triumph over me.
12 WBS And as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. BSB BSB: In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
13 WBS Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and amen. BSB BSB: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
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