⁹ So justice is far from us,
    and righteousness does not reach us.
We look for light, but all is darkness;^(A)
    for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.
¹⁰ Like the blind^(B) we grope along the wall,
    feeling our way like people without eyes.
At midday we stumble^(C) as if it were twilight;
    among the strong, we are like the dead.^(D)
11 We all growl like bears;
    we moan mournfully like doves.^(E)
We look for justice, but find none;
    for deliverance, but it is far away.

¹² For our offenses^(F) are many in your sight,
    and our sins testify^(G) against us.
Our offenses are ever with us,
    and we acknowledge our iniquities:^(H)