Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.

Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.

O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure; yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.