Whocan discern[his] errors?Acquitme of hidden[faults].
"Teachme, and I will be silent;And showme howI have erred.
You knowwhen I sitdownand when I riseup; You understandmy thoughtfrom afar.
[Such] knowledgeis toowonderfulfor me; It is [too] high,I cannotattain to it.
For evilsbeyondnumberhave surroundedme; My iniquitieshave overtakenme, so that I am not ableto see;They are morenumerousthanthe hairsof my head,And my hearthas failedme.
Washme thoroughlyfrom my iniquityAnd cleanseme from my sin.
Iniquitiesprevailagainstme; As for our transgressions,You forgivethem.
You have placedour iniquitiesbeforeYou, Our secret[sins] in the lightof Your presence.
Now the LORDsaidto Moses,"Comeup to Me on the mountainand remainthere,and I will giveyou the stonetabletswith the lawand the commandmentwhichI have writtenfor their instruction."
The one who despisesthe wordwill be in debtto it, But the one who fearsthe commandmentwill be rewarded.
For allof us have becomelike one who is unclean,And allour righteousdeedsare like a filthygarment;And allof us witherlike a leaf,And our iniquities,like the wind,takeus away.
"The heartis moredeceitfulthanallelse And is desperatelysick;Whocan understandit?
For I am consciousof nothingagainst myself,yetI am not by thisacquitted;but the one who examinesme is the Lord.
Ohthat they hadsucha heartin them, that they would fearMe and keepallMy commandmentsalways,that it may be wellwith them and with their sonsforever!
"So you shall observeto dojustas the LORDyour Godhas commandedyou; you shall not turnasideto the rightor to the left.
but into the second,onlythe high priest[enters] oncea year,not without[taking] blood,whichhe offersfor himselfand for the sinsof the peoplecommitted in ignorance.
but ifwe walkin the Lightas He Himselfis in the Light,we havefellowshipwith one another,and the bloodof JesusHis Soncleansesus from allsin.
