Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. {blow: Heb. conflict}

Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:

Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

{Are} not my days few? cease {then, and} let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. {blow: Heb. conflict}

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire {is, that} the Almighty would answer me, and {that} mine adversary had written a book. {my...: or, my sign is that the Almighty will}

Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

Therefore snares {are} round about thee, and sudden fear troubleth thee;

Will he plead against me with {his} great power? No; but he would put {strength} in me.

Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct {him}? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

{Are} not my days few? cease {then, and} let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion: he hath stretched out a line, he hath not withdrawn his hand from destroying: therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament; they languished together. {destroying: Heb. swallowing up}

Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?