5 I would know the words which He would answer me,And understand what He would say to me.
6 Would He contend with me in His great power?No! But He would take note of me.
7 There the upright could reason with Him,And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
8 “Look, I go forward, but He is not there,And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;
9 When He works on the left hand, I cannot behold Him;When He turns to the right hand, I cannot see Him.
10 But He knows the way that I take;When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold.
11 My foot has held fast to His steps;I have kept His way and not turned aside.