12 For evils beyond number have (A)surrounded me;
My (B)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are (C)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my (D)heart has [a]failed me.

13 (E)Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
(F)Hurry, Lord, to help me.
14 May those be (G)ashamed and humiliated together
Who (H)seek my [b]life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight [c]in my hurt.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:12 Lit forsaken
  2. Psalm 40:14 Or soul
  3. Psalm 40:14 Or to injure me

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