I will say to God,
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why you prosecute me.
Is it good for you to oppress,
to reject the work of your hands,(A)
and favor[a] the plans of the wicked?(B)
Do you have eyes of flesh,
or do you see as a human sees?

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Footnotes

  1. 10:3 Lit shine on

I say to God:(A) Do not declare me guilty,
    but tell me what charges(B) you have against me.(C)
Does it please you to oppress me,(D)
    to spurn the work of your hands,(E)
    while you smile on the plans of the wicked?(F)
Do you have eyes of flesh?
    Do you see as a mortal sees?(G)

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I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

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I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.
Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or (A)do You see as man sees?

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