Take your punishment away from me, and stop frightening me with your terrors.
The few days of my life are almost over. Leave me alone so I can have a moment of joy.
His bright glory would scare you, and you would be very much afraid of him.
“God, please just give me these two things, and then I will not hide from you:
Don’t be afraid of me; I will not be hard on you.
Maybe he could remove God’s punishment so his terror would no longer frighten me.
I shake in fear of you; I respect your laws.
Quit punishing me; your beating is about to kill me.
But I held back my anger. I acted for the sake of my name so it would not be dishonored in full view of the nations who watched as I brought the Israelites out.