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<2> "I am still complaining today,
because I am still suffering.
<3> I wish I knew where to find God.
I wish I knew how to go to him!
<4> I would present my case to him.
I would give my arguments to show that I am innocent.
<5> He could give his response,
and I would understand.
I would listen closely to what he says.
<6> Would God use his power against me?
No, he would listen to me!
<7> I am an honest man.
God would let me tell my story.
Then my Judge would set me free!
<8> "But if I go to the east,
God is not there.
If I go to the west,
I still don't see God.
<9> When God is working in the north,
I don't see him.
When God turns to the south,
I still don't see him.
<10> But God knows me.
He is testing me and he will see
that I am as pure as gold.
<11> I have always lived the way God wants.
I have never stopped following him.
<12> I always obey his commands.
I love the words from his mouth more than I love my food.
<13> "But God never changes.
No one can stand against him.
He does anything he wants.
<14> He will do what he planned to me,
and he has many other plans for me.
<15> That is why I am afraid of God.
I understand these things.
That is why I am afraid of him.
<16> God makes my heart weak,
and I lose my courage.
God All-Powerful makes me afraid.
<17> The bad things that happened to me
are like a black cloud over my face.
But that darkness will not keep me quiet.
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