For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness;
No evil [person] dwells with You.

They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

The king is not saved by the great size of his army;
A warrior is not rescued by his great strength.

For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood];
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

Wickedness and guilt prevail against me;
Yet as for our transgressions,
You forgive them [removing them from Your sight].

I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.

“Many times they have persecuted me (Israel) from my youth,”
Let Israel now say,

“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth,
Yet they have not prevailed against me.