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