13. So why have I kept my heart pure?Why have I kept my hands from doing wrong?
14. I have suffered all day long;I have been punished every morning.
15. God, if I had decided to talk like this,I would have let your people down.
16. I tried to understand all this,but it was too hard for me to see
17. until I went to the Temple of God.Then I understood what will happen to them.
18. You have put them in danger;you cause them to be destroyed.
19. They are destroyed in a moment;they are swept away by terrors.
20. It will be like waking from a dream.Lord, when you rise up, they will disappear.
21. When my heart was sadand I was angry,
22. I was senseless and stupid.I acted like an animal toward you.
23. But I am always with you;you have held my hand.
24. You guide me with your advice,and later you will receive me in honor.
25. I have no one in heaven but you;I want nothing on earth besides you.
26. My body and my mind may become weak,but God is my strength.He is mine forever.