^12 (A)“Hear my prayer, O Lord,
    and give ear to my cry;
    hold not your peace at my tears!
For I am ^(B)a sojourner with you,
    ^(C)a guest, like all my fathers.

⁸ You have kept count of my tossings;^{[a]
    (A)}put my tears in your bottle.
    ^(B)Are they not in your book?