16. My face is red from crying,and dark gloom hangs on my eyelids.
17. But there is no violence in my hands,and my prayer is pure.
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.