Psalms 40:11-17

¹¹Lord, please don't keep back your mercy from me. May your trustworthy love and faithfulness always be my protection.

¹²For I'm experiencing so many problems—I can't even count them! My sins have piled up so high I can't see over them. They're more than the number of hairs on my head! I feel like giving up!

¹³Lord, please save me! Hurry, Lord, help me!

¹⁴Please defeat and humiliate the people who are trying to kill me; turn back in disgrace those who want to hurt me.

¹⁵May they be shocked at their defeat, those who taunted me.

¹⁶But may everyone who comes to you be happy and glad; may those who love your salvation always say, “The Lord is great!”

¹⁷As for me, I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. Help me! Save me! My God, please don't wait!