¹⁵ At the sound of your voice I would give an answer, and you would have a desire for the work of your hands.

³ What profit is it to you to be cruel, to give up the work of your hands, looking kindly on the design of evil-doers?

²² Then at the sound of your voice I will give answer; or let me put forward my cause for you to give me an answer.

²¹ And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

⁸ Your hands made me, and I was formed by you, but then, changing your purpose, you gave me up to destruction.

⁴ His voice will go out to the heavens and to the earth, for the judging of his people:

⁵ Let my saints come together to me; those who have made an agreement with me by offerings.

⁸ The Lord will make all things complete for me: O Lord, your mercy is eternal; do not give up the works of your hands.

¹⁷ Then we who are still living will be taken up together with them into the clouds to see the Lord in the air: and so will we be for ever with the Lord.

¹⁹ For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.

²⁸ And now, my children, keep your hearts in him; so that at his revelation, we may have no fear or shame before him at his coming.