²¹ withdraw your hand far from me,
    and do not let dread of you terrify me.^(A)

¹⁰ Remove your stroke from me;
    I am worn down by the blows^[a] of your hand.^(A)

⁷ No fear of me need terrify you;
    my pressure will not be heavy on you.^(A)

³⁴ If he would take his rod away from me
    and not let dread of him terrify me,^(A)

¹²⁰ My flesh trembles for fear of you,
    and I am afraid of your judgments.^(A)

¹⁵ Will you keep to the old way
    that the wicked have trod?
¹⁶ They were snatched away before their time;
    their foundation was washed away by a flood.^(A)
17 They said to God, ‘Leave us alone,’
    and ‘What can the Almighty^[a] do to us?’^[b]

¹¹ Will not his majesty terrify you
    and the dread of him fall upon you?

²⁰ Are not the days of my life few?^[a]
    Let me alone, that I may find a little comfort^[b](A)