Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me.
withdraw your hand far from me, and let not dread of you terrify me.
There is no arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both. Let him take his rod away from me, and let not dread of him terrify me.
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
And I will bring you into the wilderness of the peoples, and there I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
“As I live, declares the Lord God, surely with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with wrath poured out I will be king over you.
Measure by measure, by exile you contended with them; he removed them with his fierce breath in the day of the east wind.
I have no wrath. Would that I had thorns and briers to battle! I would march against them, I would burn them up together.
On the day I called, you answered me; my strength of soul you increased.
If it is a contest of strength, behold, he is mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
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