I had fainted , unless I had believed to see the goodness of Jehovah In the land of the living.

I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother: I bowed down mourning, as one that bewaileth his mother.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.

If I had said, I will speak thus; Behold, I had dealt treacherously with the generation of thy children.

And they forgat his doings, And his wondrous works that he had showed them.

And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, To this mountain, which his right hand had gotten.

Fire devoured their young men; And their virgins had no marriage-song.

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

He sent Moses his servant, And Aaron whom he had chosen.

Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them.

They forgat God their Saviour, Who had done great things in Egypt,

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them .

For he shall never be moved; The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.

The proud have had me greatly in derision: Yet have I not swerved from thy law.

This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.

They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.

Unless thy law had been my delight, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

My soul hath long had her dwelling With him that hateth peace.

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,

If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, When men rose up against us;

Then they had swallowed us up alive, When their wrath was kindled against us;

Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;

Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.