Fear and trembling have overwhelmed me, and darkness has buried me.
I will confess to you with honesty of heart. In this way, I have learned the judgments of your justice.
Alleluia. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem. Praise your God, O Zion.
Many calves have surrounded me; fat bulls have besieged me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and confirm me with an unsurpassed spirit.
His sorrow will be turned upon his own head, and his iniquity will descend upon his highest point.
The Praise of a Canticle, of David himself. In the time before the Sabbath, when the earth was founded.
The Lord God is my helper. Therefore, I have not been confounded. Therefore, I have set my face like a very hard rock, and I know that I will not be confounded.
Behold, the Lord God is my helper. Who is the one who would condemn me? Behold, they will all be worn away like a garment; the moth will devour them.