American Standard Version of 1901
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If I have sinned, what {Or, can I do}do I unto thee, O thou {Or, preserver}watcher of men?Why hast thou set me as a mark for thee,So that I am a burden to myself?
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity?For now shall I lie down in the dust;And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
Wherefore I {Or, loathe my words}abhor myself,And repent in dust and ashes.
I Jehovah am its keeper; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah,Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints:Jehovah preserveth {Or, faithfulness}the faithful,And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly.
For now should I have lain down and been quiet;I should have slept; then had I been at rest,