5 “Call out now;
Is there anyone who will answer you?
And to which of the holy ones will you turn?

^15 (A)If God puts no trust in His saints,
And the heavens are not pure in His sight,

¹⁸ If He ^(A)puts no trust in His servants,
If He charges His angels with error,

^8 (A)Have you heard the counsel of God?
Do you limit wisdom to yourself?
^9 (B)What do you know that we do not know?
What do you understand that is not in us?
^10 (C)Both the gray-haired and the aged are among us,
Much older than your father.

²¹ “Present your case,” says the Lord.
“Bring forth your strong reasons,” says the ^(A)King of Jacob.
²² “Let^(B) them bring forth and show us what will happen;
Let them show the ^(C)former things, what they were,
That we may ^[a]consider them,
And know the latter end of them;
Or declare to us things to come.
^23 (D)Show the things that are to come hereafter,
That we may know that you are gods;
Yes, ^(E)do good or do evil,
That we may be dismayed and see it together.

41 “Keep ^(A)silence before Me, O coastlands,
And let the people renew their strength!
Let them come near, then let them speak;
Let us ^(B)come near together for judgment.