20 “God, please just give me these two things,and then I will not hide from you:
21 Take your punishment away from me,and stop frightening me with your terrors.
22 Then call me, and I will answer,or let me speak, and you answer.
23 How many evil things and sins have I done?Show me my wrong and my sin.
24 Don’t hide your face from me;don’t think of me as your enemy.
25 Don’t punish a leaf that is blown by the wind;don’t chase after straw.
26 You write down cruel things against meand make me suffer for my boyhood sins.