I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
If I sinned, You would take note, and would not acquit me of my iniquity.
Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me
For then You would count my steps, but would not keep track of my sin.
When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.
“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
From my youth I was afflicted and near death. I have borne Your terrors; I am in despair.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His na