⁶ Would He plead against me with His great power? No, He would give heed to me.^(A)

⁷ There the righteous [one who is upright and in right standing with God] could reason with Him; so I should be acquitted by my Judge forever.

⁸ Behold, I go forward [and to the east], but He is not there; I go backward [and to the west], but I cannot perceive Him;