Psalms 40
1 For the end, a Psalm of David.
2 Blessed
is the man who thinks on the poor and needy: the Lord
shall deliver him in an evil day.
3 May the Lord preserve him and keep
him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of
his enemy. 4 May the Lord help him
upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.
5 I said, O Lord, have mercy upon me;
heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
6 Mine enemies have spoken evil
against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name
perish? 7 And if he came to see
me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to
himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner.
8 All my enemies whispered against me;
against me they devised my hurt.
9 They denounced a wicked word against
me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up
again? 10 For even the man of my
peace, in whom I trusted,
aJohn 13. 18.
who ate my bread, lifted up his heel against me.
11 But thou, O Lord, have compassion
upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them.
12 By this I know that thou hast
delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me.
13 But thou didst help me because of
mine innocence, and hast established me before thee
for ever. 14 Blessed
be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to
everlasting. So be it, so be it.