Psalms of Solomon 1

1 I cried unto the Lord when I was in distress, Unto God when sinners assailed. 2 Suddenly the alarm of war was heard before me; I said, He will hearken to me, for I am full of righteousness. 3 I thought in my heart that I was full of righteousness, Because I was well off and had become rich in children. 4 Their wealth spread to the whole earth, And their glory unto the end of the earth. 5 They were exalted unto the stars; They said they would never fall. 6 But they became insolent in their prosperity, And they were without understanding, 7 Their sins were in secret, And even I had no knowledge of them. 8 Their transgressions went beyond those of the heathen before them; They utterly polluted the holy things of the Lord.