See, no fear of me should terrify you, nor should my pressure be heavy on you.
withdraw Your hand far from me, and do not assail me with Your terror.
“Indeed, you have said in my hearing, —I heard the sound of the words:
For He is not a human being, like I am, that I could answer Him, that we could go to court together.
who could remove His rod from me, so that His terror would not frighten me.
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me. My strength was drained as in the droughts of summer. Selah
From my youth I have been afflicted and close to death. I suffer Your terrors—I am desperate!