If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.

I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)

It has come to our ears, O God, our fathers have given us the story, of the works which you did in their days, in the old times,

For they did not make the land theirs by their swords, and it was not their arms which kept them safe; but your right hand, and your arm, and the light of your face, because you had pleasure in them.

Truly, I was formed in evil, and in sin did my mother give me birth.

See, this is the man who did not make God his strength, but had faith in his goods and his property, and made himself

The sea was turned into dry land: they went through the river on foot: there did we have joy in him.

You, O God, did freely send the rain, giving strength to the weariness of your heritage.

He did great works before the eyes of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him.

How frequently did they go against him in the waste land, and give him cause for grief in the dry places!

They did not keep in mind the work of his hand, or the day when he took them from the power of their haters;

He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.

But my people did not give ear to my voice; Israel would have nothing to do with me.

But to you did I send up my cry, O Lord; in the morning my prayer came before you.

He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.

Our fathers did not give thought to your wonders in Egypt; they did not keep in memory the great number of your mercies, but gave you cause for wrath at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

Talking against him secretly in their tents, they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord.

They did not put an end to the peoples, as the Lord had said;

They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.

I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.