Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and You
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, n
Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.
I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
See now, I have prepared my case; I know that I will be vindicated.
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
Oh, that a man might plead with God as he pleads with his neighbor!
My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle; they come to an end without hope.
yet my hands are free of violence and my prayer is pure.
though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
“Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—