For He is wise in mind, and mighty, and great: who has hardened himself against Him and endured?

Though He should come on me in His great strength, then He would not threaten me;

For how do you say, I am righteous, yet He has not listened to me? For He that is above mortals is eternal.

But you say, Why has He not heard every word of my cause?

Your right hand, O God, has been glorified in strength; Your right hand, O God, has broken the enemies.

You have brought down the proud as one that is slain; and with the arm of Your power You have scattered Your enemies.

Yours is the mighty arm; let Your hand be strengthened, let Your right hand be exalted.

What excellent thing have I prepared as clay of the potter? Will the plowman plow the earth all day? Shall the clay say to the potter, What are you doing that you do not work, nor have hands? Shall the thing formed answer Him that formed it?

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

After Him shall be a cry with a loud voice; He shall thunder with the voice of His excellency, yet He shall not cause men to pass away, for one shall hear His voice.

The Mighty One shall thunder wonderfully with His voice: for He has done great things which we knew not;

My heart grew hot within me, and a fire would kindle in my meditation; I spoke with my tongue,

Behold, You have made my days old; and my existence [is] as nothing before You; indeed, every man living [is] altogether vanity. Pause.

And now what [is] my expectation? [Is it] not the Lord? And my ground [of hope] is with You. Pause.

I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; for You are He that made me.