How many evil things and sins have I done? Show me my wrong and my sin.
I will say to God: Do not hold me guilty, but tell me what you have against me.
You look for the evil I have done and search for my sin.
No! It is because your evil is without limits and your sins have no end.
You said, ‘I am pure and without sin; I am innocent and free from guilt.
“Teach me, and I will be quiet. Show me where I have been wrong.
Why don’t you pardon my wrongs and forgive my sins? I will soon lie down in the dust of death. Then you will search for me, but I will be no more.”
God, examine me and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.