¹⁰ Each heart knows its own bitterness,
    and no one else can share its joy.

¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.^(A)

¹⁵ and call^(A) on me in the day of trouble;^(B)
    I will deliver^(C) you, and you will honor^(D) me.”

¹² Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord,^(A)
    the people he chose^(B) for his inheritance.^(C)
13 From heaven the Lord looks down^(D)
    and sees all mankind;^(E)

³ When I kept silent,^(C)
    my bones wasted away^(D)
    through my groaning^(E) all day long.
⁴ For day and night
    your hand was heavy^(F) on me;
my strength was sapped^(G)
    as in the heat of summer.^[a]

⁵ Then I acknowledged my sin to you
    and did not cover up my iniquity.^(H)
I said, “I will confess^(I)
    my transgressions^(J) to the Lord.”
And you forgave
    the guilt of my sin.^(K)

⁶ Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;^(L)
surely the rising^(M) of the mighty waters^(N)
    will not reach them.^(O)

¹⁵ When you spread out your hands^(A) in prayer,
    I hide^(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.^(C)

Your hands^(D) are full of blood!^(E)