⁶ Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.

²¹ Withdraw your hand far from me; And don't let your terror make me afraid.

⁹ He has said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

¹⁰ Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

³⁵ and I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there will I enter into judgment with you face to face.

³³ As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king over you:

⁸ In measure, when you send them away, you do contend with them; he has removed [them] with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.

⁴ Wrath is not in me: would that the briers and thorns were against me in battle! I would march on them, I would burn them together.

³ In the day that I called, you answered me. You encouraged me with strength in my soul.

³³ There is no umpire between us, That might lay his hand on us both.

³⁴ Let him take his rod away from me, Let his terror not make me afraid:

¹⁹ If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty! If of justice, 'Who,' says he, 'will summon me?'

⁴ God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who has hardened himself against him, and prospered?