⁸ “Oh, that my request might come to pass,
And that God would grant my hope!
⁹ Oh, that God would ^(A)decide to crush me,
That He would let loose His hand and cut me off!

^17 (A)What is man that You exalt him,
And that You ^[a]are concerned about him,
¹⁸ That ^(B)You examine him every morning
And put him to the test every moment?
^19 [b](C)Will You never turn Your gaze away from me,
Nor leave me alone until I swallow my spittle?
^20 (D)Have I sinned? What have I done to You,
^(E)Watcher of mankind?
Why have You made me Your target,
So that I am a burden to myself?
²¹ Why then ^(F)do You not forgive my wrongdoing
And take away my ^[c]guilt?
For now I will ^(G)lie down in the dust;
And You will search for me, ^(H)but I will no longer exist.”