¹⁸ If I had cherished sin in my heart,
    the Lord would not have listened;^(A)

⁹ If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.^(A)

⁴³ “You have covered yourself with anger and pursued^(A) us;
    you have slain without pity.^(B)

⁴⁴ You have covered yourself with a cloud^(A)
    so that no prayer^(B) can get through.^(C)