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<t><p class="indent1">No<MH3808>, surely<MH389> He would pay<MH7760> attention<MH7760> to me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“There<MH8033> the upright<MH3477> would argue<MH3198> with Him; <t><p class="indent1">And I <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>would be free<MH6403> of<MH6403> my Judge<MH8199> forever<MH5331>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Behold<MH2005>, I go<MH1980> forward<MH6924a> but He is not <i>there,</i> <t><p class="indent1">And backward<MH268>, but I cannot<MH3808> perceive<MH995> Him; <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>When He acts<MH6213a> on the left<MH8040>, I cannot<MH3808> see<MH2372> <i>Him;</i> <t><p class="indent1">He turns<MH5848a> to the right<MH3225>, but I cannot<MH3808> see<MH7200> Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“But He knows<MH3045> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>way<MH1870> I take<MH5973>; <t><p class="indent1"><i>When</i> He has put<MH974> me to<MH974> the<MH974> test<MH974>, I will come<MH3318> out<MH3318> as gold<MH2091>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“My foot<MH7272> has held<MH270> on<MH270> to His path<MH804a>; <t><p class="indent1">I have kept<MH8104> His way<MH1870> and not turned<MH5186> aside<MH5186>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“I have not <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>failed<MH4185, 4480> the command<MH4687> of His lips<MH8193>; <t><p class="indent1">I have treasured<MH6845> the words<MH561> of His mouth<MH6310> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>more<MH4480> than<MH4480> my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>necessary<MH2706> food<MH2706>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>“But He is unique<MH259>, and who<MH4310> can <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>make<MH7725> Him turn<MH7725>? <t><p class="indent1"><i>Whatever</i> His soul<MH5315> desires<MH183>, He does<MH6213a> <i>it.</i> <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“For He carries<MH7999a> out<MH7999a> what<MH2706> is<MH2706> destined<MH2706> for me, <t><p class="indent1">And many<MH7227a> such<MH1992a> <i>destinies</i> are with Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>“Therefore<MH5921, 3651>, I would be terrified<MH926> at His presence<MH6440>; <t><p class="indent1"><i>When</i> I consider<MH995> <i>this,</i> I am frightened<MH6342> of Him. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>“<i>It is</i> God<MH410> <i>who</i> has made my heart<MH3820> faint<MH7401>, <t><p class="indent1">And the Almighty<MH7706b> <i>who</i> has terrified<MH926> me, <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/job/23-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But I am not destroyed<MH6789> by darkness<MH2822>, <t><p class="indent1">Nor<MH3808> by deep gloom<MH652> <i>which</i> covers<MH3680> me.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> As in LXX and Syriac; MT <i>My</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>answer me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>bring forth my justice forever</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>way with me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>ceased from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Or with some ancient versions, <i>in my breast</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>prescribed portion</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>deprive Him</i> of anything<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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