¹⁸ If I had ^(A)cherished iniquity in my heart,
    ^(B)the Lord would not have listened.

⁹ If one turns away his ear from hearing the law,
    even his ^(A)prayer is an abomination.

¹⁵ When you ^(A)spread out your hands,
    I will hide my eyes from you;
^(B)even though you make many prayers,
    I will not listen;
    ^(C)your hands are full of blood.

²⁹ The Lord is ^(A)far from the wicked,
    but he ^(B)hears the prayer of the righteous.

^8 (A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
    but ^(B)the prayer of the upright is acceptable to him.

^8 (A)For what is the hope of the godless ^(B)when God cuts him off,
    when God takes away his life?
^9 (C)Will God hear his cry
    when distress comes upon him?

^13 (A)Whoever closes his ear to the cry of the poor
    will himself call out and not be answered.