₂I know, LORD, that you are all-powerful;

that you can do everything you want.

₃You ask how I dare question your wisdom

when I am so very ignorant.

I talked about things I did not understand,

about marvels too great for me to know.

₄You told me to listen while you spoke

and to try to answer your questions.

₅In the past I knew only what others had told me,

but now I have seen you with my own eyes.

₆So I am ashamed of all I have said

and repent in dust and ashes.

₁I will always thank the LORD;

I will never stop praising him.

₂I will praise him for what he has done;

may all who are oppressed listen and be glad!

₃Proclaim with me the LORD's greatness;

let us praise his name together!

₄I prayed to the LORD, and he answered me;

he freed me from all my fears.

₅The oppressed look to him and are glad;

they will never be disappointed.

₆The helpless call to him, and he answers;

he saves them from all their troubles.

₇His angel guards those who honour the LORD

and rescues them from danger.

₈Find out for yourself how good the LORD is.

Happy are those who find safety with him.

₁₉Good people suffer many troubles,

but the LORD saves them from them all;

₂₀the LORD preserves them completely;

not one of their bones is broken.

₂₁Evil will kill the wicked;

those who hate the righteous will be punished.

₂₂The LORD will save his people;

those who go to him for protection will be spared.