23:2 “My complaint is still strong today. God’s hand is heavy against me even though I am groaning.
23:3 I wish I knew where to find God. I wish I could go to where he lives.
23:4 I would present my case before him. I would fill my mouth with arguments.
23:5 I would know the words of his answer. And I would think about what he would say.
23:6 He would not come against me with great power. He would really listen to me.
23:7 Then an honest person could present his case to God. And I would be saved forever from my judge.
23:8 “If I go to the east, God is not there. And if I go to the west, I do not see him there.
23:9 When he is at work in the north, I catch no sight of him. And when he turns to the south, I cannot see him.
23:10 But God knows the way that I take. When he has tested me, I will come out pure as gold.
23:11 My feet have closely followed his steps. I have stayed in his way without turning aside.
23:12 I have never left the commands he has spoken. I have treasured his words more than my food.
23:13 “But he is the only God. No one can come against him. He does anything he wants.
23:14 He will do to me what he said he would do. And he has many plans like this.
23:15 That is why I am so afraid before him. When I think of all this, I am afraid of him.
23:16 God has made me afraid. God All-Powerful has made me terribly afraid.
23:17 But I am not cut off by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.
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