⁷ “Can you search through God’s complex things?
    Can you uncover the limits of the Almighty?
⁸ These things are higher than the heavens,
    so what can you do?
They are deeper than Sheol,^[h]
    so what can you know?
⁹ They are longer than the earth’s circumference,^[i]
    and broader than the ocean.

¹³ “Now for you, if you will prepare your heart,
    spread out your hands to him.
¹⁴ If you have any iniquity, throw it far away.
    Don’t let evil^[m] live in your residence.^[n]
15 Then your confidence will be flawless,
    and your security will keep you from terror.
¹⁶ You’ll forget your suffering;
    you’ll remember it like water that has evaporated.^[o]
17 Your life will be brighter than noonday.
    Even its darkness will be like dawn.
¹⁸ You’ll be secure, because there is hope;
    you’ll see that you’re at rest and safe.
¹⁹ When you sleep, there’ll be nothing to fear;
    and many will court your favor.^[p]
20 But what the wicked look for will fail;
    their way of escape will be taken away^[q] from them;
        their only hope is to take their final breath.”^[r]