²⁴ The Lord ^(A)bless you and ^(B)keep you;
²⁵ the Lord ^(C)make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
²⁶ the Lord ^(D)lift up his countenance^[a] upon you and give you peace.

¹⁸ “Come now, ^(A)let us reason^[a] together, says the Lord:
though your sins are like scarlet,
    they shall be as ^(B)white as snow;
though they are red like crimson,
    they shall become like wool.

^7 (A)Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
    be gracious to me and answer me!
⁸ You have said, ^(B)“Seek^[a] my face.”
My heart says to you,
    “Your face, Lord, do I seek.”^{[b]
9     (C)}Hide not your face from me.
Turn not your servant away in anger,
    O you who have been my help.
Cast me not off; forsake me not,
    ^(D)O God of my salvation!