⁴⁰ Let us examine ourselves instead, and let us repent and turn again to the Lord.

⁴⁰ Let us examine ourselves instead, and let us repent and turn again to the Lord. ⁴¹ Let us lift our hearts and hands to him in heaven, ⁴² for we have sinned; we have rebelled against the Lord, and he has not forgotten it.

⁷ “Think it over,” says the Lord Almighty. “Consider how you have acted and what has happened as a result!

⁵⁸ With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful just as you promised. ^59-60 I thought about the wrong direction in which I was headed, and turned around and came running back to you.

⁵⁸ With all my heart I want your blessings. Be merciful just as you promised. ^59-60 I thought about the wrong direction in which I was headed, and turned around and came running back to you. ⁶¹ Evil men have tried to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your laws.

⁶² At midnight I will rise to give my thanks to you for your good laws. ⁶³ Anyone is my brother who fears and trusts the Lord and obeys him. ⁶⁴ O Lord, the earth is full of your loving-kindness! Teach me your good paths.

²³ Tell me, what have I done wrong? Help me! Point out my sin to me.

²³ Tell me, what have I done wrong? Help me! Point out my sin to me. ²⁴ Why do you turn away from me? Why hand me over to my enemy? ²⁵ Would you blame a leaf that is blown about by the wind? Will you chase dry, useless straws?

²⁶ “You write bitter things against me and bring up all the follies of my youth. ^27-28 You send me to prison and shut me in on every side. I am like a fallen, rotten tree, like a moth-eaten coat.