¹⁵ That is why I am terrified before him;^(A)
    when I think of all this, I fear him.^(B)

¹⁶ I heard and my heart pounded,
    my lips quivered at the sound;
decay crept into my bones,
    and my legs trembled.^(A)
Yet I will wait patiently^(B) for the day of calamity
    to come on the nation invading us.

³ I remembered^(A) you, God, and I groaned;^(B)
    I meditated, and my spirit grew faint.^[a](C)

²³ For I dreaded destruction from God,^(A)
    and for fear of his splendor^(B) I could not do such things.^(C)

³ If only I knew where to find him;
    if only I could go to his dwelling!^(A)

¹⁵ If I am guilty^(A)—woe to me!^(B)
    Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,^(C)
for I am full of shame
    and drowned in^[a] my affliction.^(D)