IfI am wicked,woeto me! And if I am righteous,I dare not liftup my head.[I am] satedwith disgraceand consciousof my misery.
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
"Even whenI remember,I am disturbed,And horrortakesholdof my flesh.
"Therefore,I would be dismayedat His presence;[When] I consider,I am terrifiedof Him.
"May my enemybe as the wickedAnd my opponentas the unjust.
"Desistnow,let there be noinjustice;Even desist,my righteousnessis yetin it.
"Were He to snatchaway,whocould restrainHim? Whocould sayto Him, 'Whatare You doing?'
"For thoughI were right,I could not answer;I would have to implorethe mercyof my judge.
"I am accounted wicked,Whythenshould I toilin vain?
Lookupon my afflictionand rescueme, For I do not forgetYour law.
Lookupon my afflictionand my trouble,And forgiveallmy sins.
Becauseof the voiceof him who reproachesand reviles,Becauseof the presenceof the enemyand the avenger.
Filltheir faceswith dishonor,That they may seekYour name,O LORD.
The wickedwill returnto Sheol,[Even] allthe nationswhoforgetGod.
The LORDsaid,"I have surelyseenthe afflictionof My peoplewhoare in Egypt,and have givenheedto their crybecauseof their taskmasters,for I am awareof their sufferings.
Woeto the wicked![It will go] badly[with him], For whathe deserveswill be doneto him.
Then I said,"Woeis me, for I am ruined!BecauseI am a manof uncleanlips,And I liveamonga peopleof uncleanlips;For my eyeshave seenthe King,the LORDof hosts."
"See,O LORD,for I am in distress;My spiritis greatlytroubled;My heartis overturnedwithinme, For I have been veryrebellious.In the streetthe swordslays;In the houseit is like death.
So you will againdistinguishbetweenthe righteousand the wicked,betweenone who servesGodand one whodoes not serveHim.
"Soyou too,whenyou doall the thingswhich are commandedyou, say,'We are unworthyslaves;we have done[only] that whichwe oughtto have done.'"
