¹³ “^(A)If you would ^(B)direct your heart rightly
And ^(C)spread out your hands to Him,
¹⁴ If wrongdoing is in your hand, ^(D)put it far away,
And do not let malice dwell in your tents;
¹⁵ Then, indeed, you could ^(E)lift up your face without moral blemish,
And you would be firmly established and ^(F)not fear.
¹⁶ For you would ^(G)forget your trouble;
Like ^(H)waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
¹⁷ Your ^[a]life would ^[b]be ^(I)brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.
¹⁸ Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.
¹⁹ You would ^(J)lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would ^[c](K)flatter you.
²⁰ But the ^(L)eyes of the wicked will fail,
And ^[d]there will ^(M)be no escape for them;
And their ^(N)hope is ^[e](O)to breathe their last.”