16. Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
17. Hide not your face from your servant; for I am in distress; make haste to answer me.
18. Draw near to my soul, redeem me;ransom me because of my enemies!
19. You know my reproach,and my shame and my dishonor;my foes are all known to you.
20. Reproaches have broken my heart,so that I am in despair.I looked for pity, but there was none,and for comforters, but I found none.
21. They gave me poison for food,and for my thirst they gave me sour wine to drink.