12 A glorious high throne from the beginning
Is the place of our sanctuary.

13 O Lord, ^athe hope of Israel,
^bAll who forsake You shall be ashamed.
“Those who depart from Me
Shall be ^cwritten in the earth,
Because they have forsaken the Lord,
The ^dfountain of living waters.” ‡

15 Indeed they say to me,
^a“Where is the word of the Lord?
Let it come now!” ‡

16 As for me, ^aI have not hurried away from being a shepherd who follows You,
Nor have I desired the woeful day;
You know what came out of my lips;
It was right there before You. ‡