Psalms 40:1-14

¹For the end, a Psalm of David.

²Blessed is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day.

³May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy.

⁴May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.

⁵I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me; heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

⁶Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?

⁷And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.

⁸All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt.

⁹They denounced a wicked word against me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?

¹⁰For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up his heel against me.

¹¹But thou, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.

¹²By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.

¹³But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, and hast established me before thee for ever.

¹⁴Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.