18 Earth, don’t cover my blood;let my outcry never cease.
19 Surely now my witness stands in heaven;my advocate is on high;
20 my go-between, my friend.While my eyes drip tears to God,
21 let him plead with God for a human being,like a person pleads for a friend.
22 A number of years will surely pass,and then I’ll walk a path that I won’t return.