I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.} Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

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

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

A man was famous according as he had lifted up axes upon the thick trees.

And forgat his works, and his wonders that he had shewed them.

Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors of heaven,

And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.

How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan:

And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink.

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

Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways!

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.

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

They forgat God their saviour, which 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.

The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

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

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

{A Song of degrees of David.} If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;

If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

Then they had swallowed us up quick, 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.