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)

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

⁸ The Lord detests the sacrifice^(A) of the wicked,^(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.^(C)

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)

¹³ Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
    will also cry out^(A) and not be answered.^(B)

⁸ For what hope have the godless^(A) when they are cut off,
    when God takes away their life?^(B)
9 Does God listen to their cry
    when distress comes upon them?^(C)