¹⁵ God might kill me, but I have no other hope.^[a]
    I am going to argue my case with him.

⁴ Even when I walk
    through the darkest valley,^[a]
I will not be afraid,
    for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
    protect and comfort me.

¹⁰ “But he knows where I am going.
    And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold.

²⁵ “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
    and he will stand upon the earth at last.
²⁶ And after my body has decayed,
    yet in my body I will see God!^[a]
27 I will see him for myself.
    Yes, I will see him with my own eyes.
    I am overwhelmed at the thought!

²⁸ “How dare you go on persecuting me,
    saying, ‘It’s his own fault’?

⁵ I will never concede that you are right;
    I will defend my integrity until I die.

³² The wicked are crushed by disaster,
    but the godly have a refuge when they die.

⁴ I would lay out my case
    and present my arguments.
⁵ Then I would listen to his reply
    and understand what he says to me.
⁶ Would he use his great power to argue with me?
    No, he would give me a fair hearing.
⁷ Honest people can reason with him,
    so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.

¹⁸ I have prepared my case;
    I will be proved innocent.