17 until I entered God’s sanctuary.

Then I understood their destiny.r

18 Indeed, you put them in slippery places;

you make them fall into ruin.s

19 How suddenly they become a desolation!

They come to an end, swept away by terrors.t

20 Like one waking from a dream,

Lord, when arising, you will despise their image.u

21 When I became embittered

and my innermost beingG was wounded,v

22 I was stupid and didn’t understand;

I was an unthinking animal toward you.w

23 Yet I am always with you;

you hold my right hand.x

24 You guide me with your counsel,

and afterward you will take me up in glory.H,y

25 Who do I have in heaven but you?

And I desire nothing on earth but you.z

26 My flesh and my heart may fail,

but God is the strengthI of my heart,

my portion forever.aa