American Standard Version of 1901
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Oh that I might have my request;And that God would grant me the thing that I long for!
Even that it would please God to crush me;That he would let loose his hand, and cut me off!
And be it still my consolation, {Or, Though I shrink back}Yea, let me {Or, harden myself}exult in pain {Or, though he spare not}that spareth not,That I have not {Or, concealed}denied the words of the Holy One.
What is my strength, that I should wait?And what is mine end, that I should be patient?
Is my strength the strength of stones?Or is my flesh of brass?
Is it not that I have no help in me,And that wisdom is driven quite from me?