16 When I wthought to know this, †It was too painful for me; 17 Until I went into xthe sanctuary of God; Then yunderstood I ztheir end. 18 sSurely thou didst set them in aslippery places: Thou castedst them down into bdestruction. 19 How are they brought into desolation, cas in a moment! They are utterly dconsumed with eterrors. 20 fAs a dream when one awaketh; So, O Lord, gwhen thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 21 Thus my heart was grieved, And I was pricked in my reins. 22 So hfoolish was I, and †ignorant: I was as ia beast †before thee. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 jThou shalt guide me with thy counsel, And afterward jjreceive me to glory. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire kbeside thee. 26 lMy flesh and my heart faileth: But God is the †strength of my heart, and mmy portion nfor ever. 27 For, lo, othey that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that pgo a whoring from thee. 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may qdeclare all thy works.