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"Be quiet and let me speak. Let things happen to me as they will.
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Why should I put myself in danger and take my life in my own hands?
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Even if God kills me, I have hope in him; I will still defend my ways to his face.
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This is my salvation. The wicked cannot come before him.
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Listen carefully to my words; let your ears hear what I say.
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See, I have prepared my case, and I know I will be proved right.
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No one can accuse me of doing wrong. If someone can, I will be quiet and die.
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"God, please just give me these two things, and then I will not hide from you:
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Take your punishment away from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.
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Then call me, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer.
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How many evil things and sins have I done? Show me my wrong and my sin.