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You have examined my heart,
    testing me at night.
You’ve looked me over closely,
    but haven’t found anything wrong.
    My mouth doesn’t sin.
But these other people’s deeds?
    I have avoided such violent ways
    by the command from your lips.
My steps are set firmly on your paths;
    my feet haven’t slipped.

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Though you probe my heart,(A)
    though you examine me at night and test me,(B)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(C)
    my mouth has not transgressed.(D)
Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
My steps have held to your paths;(E)
    my feet have not stumbled.(F)

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