Psalms 40 — LXXSB

(41) For the end, a Psalm of David.

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