<p class="poetry">I rashly declared,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;All men are liars.&#8221;p>

<p class="lamhebrew">&#1495; (<i>Kheti>)p> <p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> is my source of security.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have determined<n id="2" /> to follow your instructions.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">In my self-confidence I said,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I will never be upended.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">But I trust in you, O <sc>Lordsc>!p> <p class="poetry">I declare, &#8220;You are my God!&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">If I had publicized these thoughts,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I would have betrayed your loyal followers.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I thought,<n id="1" /> &#8216;You are gods;p> <p class="poetry">all of you are sons of the Most High.&#8217;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">If I say, &#8220;My foot is slipping,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">your loyal love, O <sc>Lordsc>, supports me.p>

<p class="poetry">I call to you for you will answer me, O God.p> <p class="poetry">Listen to me!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Hear what I say!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Then I say,p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;Look! I come!p> <p class="poetry">What is written in the scroll pertains to me.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">As for me, I said:<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;O <sc>Lordsc>, have mercy on me!p> <p class="poetry">Heal me, for I have sinned against you!p>

<n id="1" /><p class="poetry">I say to the proud, &#8220;Do not be proud,&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">and to the wicked, &#8220;Do not be so confident of victory!<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For I say, &#8220;Loyal love is permanently established;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">in the skies you set up your faithfulness.&#8221;<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">I say to the <sc>Lordsc>, &#8220;You are my God.&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>, pay attention to my plea for mercy!p>

<p class="poetry">I cry out to you, O <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">I say, &#8220;You are my shelter,p> <p class="poetry">my security<n id="1" /> in the land of the living.&#8221;p>

<p class="poetry">I jumped to conclusions and said,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;I am cut off from your presence!&#8221;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.p>

<p class="poetry">Then I confessed my sin;p> <p class="poetry">I no longer covered up my wrongdoing.p> <p class="poetry">I said, &#8220;I will confess<n id="1" /> my rebellious acts to the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">And then you forgave my sins.<n id="2" /> (Selah)p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David.p> <p class="poetry">I decided,<n id="2" /> &#8220;I will watch what I sayp> <p class="poetry">and make sure I do not sin with my tongue.<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">I will put a muzzle over my mouthp> <p class="poetry">while in the presence of an evil man.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I have not failed to tell about your justice;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I spoke about your reliability and deliverance;p> <p class="poetry">I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.<n id="2" />p>