24. hear, O Lord, the prayer of your servant, and give ear to the petition of your handiwork;
25. attend to my words, for so long as I live I will speak, and so long as I have understanding I will answer.
26. O look not upon the sins of your people; but on them that have served you in truth,
27. Regard not the doings of them that deal wickedly, but of them that have kept your covenants in affliction.