Do not thou, O Lord, withhold thy mercy from me,
let thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness ever preserve me!
For evils have encompassed me without number;
My iniquities have overtaken me, till I cannot see;
they are more than the hairs of my head;
my heart fails me.
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me!
O Lord, make haste to help me!

- Psalm 40:11-13