²³ How many are my iniquities and sins [that so much sorrow should come to me]? Make me recognize and know my transgression and my sin.^(A)

²⁴ Why do You hide Your face [as if offended] and alienate me as if I were Your enemy?

²⁵ Will You harass and frighten a [poor, helpless] leaf driven to and fro, and will You pursue the chaff of the dry stubble?