Psalms 40:1-5

¹Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.

²Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the poor: the Lord will deliver him in the evil day.

³The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

⁴The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow: thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.

⁵I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.