IfYou, LORD,should markiniquities,O Lord,whocould stand?
And do not enterinto judgmentwith Your servant,For in Your sightnomanlivingis righteous.
You, even You, are to be feared;And whomay standin Your presencewhenonceYou are angry?
for the greatdayof their wrathhas come,and whois ableto stand?"
IfI sin,then You would takenoteof me, And would not acquitme of my guilt.
"But whocan endurethe dayof His coming?And whocan standwhen He appears?For He is like a refiner'sfireand like fullers'soap.
Whocan standbeforeHis indignation?Whocan endurethe burningof His anger?His wrathis pouredout like fireAnd the rocksare brokenup by Him.
Allof us like sheephave goneastray,Eachof us has turnedto his own way;But the LORDhas caused the iniquityof us allTo fallon Him.
"Whatis man,that he should be pure,Or he who is bornof a woman,that he should be righteous?
"ThoughI am righteous,my mouthwill condemnme; Though I am guiltless,He will declareme guilty.
RememberYour servants,Abraham,Isaac,and Jacob;do not lookat the stubbornnessof thispeopleor at their wickednessor their sin.
"O LORDGodof Israel,You are righteous,for we have been leftan escapedremnant,as [it is] thisday;behold,we are beforeYou in our guilt,for noonecan standbeforeYou becauseof this."
