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8 Oh, that what I've requested would come and God grant my hope;
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“Oh, that I might have my request, that God would grant what I hope for,
9 that God be willing to crush me, release his hand and cut me off.
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that God would be willing to crush me, to let loose his hand and cut off my life!
10 I'd still take comfort, relieved even though in persistent pain; for I've not denied the words of the holy one.
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Then I would still have this consolation— my joy in unrelenting pain— that I had not denied the words of the Holy One.
11 What is my strength, that I should hope; my end, that my life should drag on?
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“What strength do I have, that I should still hope? What prospects, that I should be patient?
12 Is my strength that of rocks, my flesh bronze?
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Do I have the strength of stone? Is my flesh bronze?
13 I don't have a helper for myself; success has been taken from me.
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Do I have any power to help myself, now that success has been driven from me?
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