Against you—you alone—I have sinned
and done this evil in your sight.(A)
So you are right when you pass sentence;
you are blameless when you judge.(B)
Indeed, I was guilty when I was born;
I was sinful when my mother conceived me.(C)

Surely you desire integrity in the inner self,
and you teach me wisdom deep within.(D)

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Against you, you only, have I sinned(A)
    and done what is evil in your sight;(B)
so you are right in your verdict
    and justified when you judge.(C)
Surely I was sinful(D) at birth,(E)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb;
    you taught me wisdom(F) in that secret place.(G)

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