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13 But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?
    What his soul desires, even that he does.
14 For he performs that which is appointed for me.
    Many such things are with him.
15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence.
    When I consider, I am afraid of him.
16 For God has made my heart faint.
    The Almighty has terrified me.
17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness,
    neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

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13 But he is unchangeable; who can oppose him?
He does what he desires.(A)
14 He will certainly accomplish what he has decreed for me,
and he has many more things like these in mind.[a]
15 Therefore I am terrified(B) in his presence;
when I consider this, I am afraid of him.
16 God has made my heart faint;(C)
the Almighty has terrified me.
17 Yet I am not destroyed[b] by the darkness,(D)
by the thick darkness that covers my face.

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Footnotes

  1. 23:14 Lit these with him
  2. 23:17 Or silenced