7 Hear me, O Lord, when I cry out. Have mercy on me and answer me. 8 My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord. 9 Do not hide your face from me²⁶. Do not push your servant away in anger. You are my deliverer. Do not forsake or abandon me, O God who vindicates me. 10 Even if my father and mother abandoned me, the Lord would take me in. 11 Teach me how you want me to live, Lord; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me.

17 ג (Gimel) Be kind to your servant. Then I will live and keep your instructions. 18 Open my eyes so I can truly see the marvelous things in your law. 19 I am a resident foreigner in this land. Do not hide your commands from me. 20 I desperately long to know your regulations at all times. 21 You reprimand arrogant people. Those who stray from your commands are doomed.