19 All my intimate friends abhor me,

and those whom I loved have turned against me.

20 My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh,

and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O you my friends,

for the hand of God has touched me!

22 Why do you, like God, pursue me?

Why are you not satisfied with my flesh?

23 “Oh that my words were written!

Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

24 Oh that with an iron pen and lead

they were engraved in the rock forever!

25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,

and at the last he will stand upon the earth.

26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed,

yet in my flesh I shall see God,

27 whom I shall see for myself,

and my eyes shall behold, and not another.

My heart faints within me!

19 All my inward friends abhorred me:

And they whom I loved are turned against me.

20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh,

And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends;

For the hand of God hath touched me.

22 Why do ye persecute me as God,

And are not satisfied with my flesh?

23 Oh that my words were now written!

Oh that they were printed in a book!

24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead

In the rock for ever!

25 For I know that my redeemer liveth,

And that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body,

Yet in my flesh shall I see God:

27 Whom I shall see for myself,

And mine eyes shall behold, and not another;

Though my reins be consumed within me.

19 My close friends detest me.

Those I loved have turned against me.

20 I have been reduced to skin and bones

and have escaped death by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy,

for the hand of God has struck me.

22 Must you also persecute me, like God does?

Haven’t you chewed me up enough?

23 “Oh, that my words could be recorded.

Oh, that they could be inscribed on a monument,

24 carved with an iron chisel and filled with lead,

engraved forever in the rock.

25 “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,

and he will stand upon the earth at last.

26 And after my body has decayed,

yet in my body I will see God!

27 I will see him for myself.

Yes, I will see him with my own eyes.

I am overwhelmed at the thought!

19 All my close friends abhor me,

And those whom I love have turned against me.

20 My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh,

And I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,

For the hand of God has struck me!

22 Why do you persecute me as God does,

And are not satisfied with my flesh?

23 “Oh, that my words were written!

Oh, that they were inscribed in a book!

24 That they were engraved on a rock

With an iron pen and lead, forever!

25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,

And He shall stand at last on the earth;

26 And after my skin is destroyed, this I know,

That in my flesh I shall see God,

27 Whom I shall see for myself,

And my eyes shall behold, and not another.

How my heart yearns within me!

19 All my close friends hate me;

even those I love have turned against me.

20 I am nothing but skin and bones;

I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 Pity me, my friends, pity me,

because the hand of God has hit me.

22 Why do you chase me as God does?

Haven’t you hurt me enough?

23 “How I wish my words were written down,

written on a scroll.

24 I wish they were carved with an iron pen into lead,

or carved into stone forever.

25 I know that my Defender lives,

and in the end he will stand upon the earth.

26 Even after my skin has been destroyed,

in my flesh I will see God.

27 I will see him myself;

I will see him with my very own eyes.

How my heart wants that to happen!

19 All my familiar friends abhor me,

And they whom I loved are turned against me.

20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh,

And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends;

For the hand of God hath touched me.

22 Why do ye persecute me as God,

And are not satisfied with my flesh?

23 Oh that my words were now written!

Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

24 That with an iron pen and lead

They were graven in the rock for ever!

25 But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth,

And at last he will stand up upon the earth:

26 And after my skin, even this body, is destroyed,

Then without my flesh shall I see God;

27 Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side,

And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger.

My heart is consumed within me.

19 All my intimate friends abhor me, and they whom I loved are turned against me. 20 My bones cleave to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, ye my friends; for the hand of †God hath touched me. 22 Why do ye persecute me as •God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

23 Oh would that my words were written! oh that they were inscribed in a book! 24 That with an iron style and lead they were graven in the rock for ever! 25 And as for me, I know that my Redeemer liveth, and the Last, he shall stand upon the earth; 26 And if after my skin this shall be destroyed, yet from out of my flesh shall I see †God; 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another: —my reins are consumed within me.

19 All my closest friends are disgusted with me. 

Those I love have turned against me. 

20 I am skin and bones, 

and I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth. 

21 “Have pity on me, my friends! 

Have pity on me because God’s hand has struck me down. 

22 Why do you pursue me as God does? 

Why are you never satisfied with my flesh? 

23 “I wish now my words were written. 

I wish they were inscribed on a scroll. 

24 I wish they were forever engraved on a rock 

with an iron stylus and lead.

25 But I know that my defender lives, 

and afterwards, he will rise on the earth. 

26 Even after my skin has been stripped off my body, 

I will see God in my own flesh. 

27 I will see him with my own eyes, 

not with someone else’s. 

My heart fails inside me! 

19 All of my best friends despise me,

and those I love have turned against me.

20 My skin and my flesh cling to my bones;

I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 Have mercy on me, my friends, have mercy,

for God’s hand has struck me.

22 Why do you persecute me as God does?

Will you never get enough of my flesh?

23 I wish that my words were written down,

that they were recorded on a scroll

24 or were inscribed in stone forever

by an iron stylus and lead!

25 But I know my living Redeemer,

and He will stand on the dust at last.

26 Even after my skin has been destroyed,

yet I will see God in my flesh.

27 I will see Him myself;

my eyes will look at Him, and not as a stranger.

My heart longs within me.

19 All my intimate friends abhor me,

and those whom I loved have turned against me.

20 My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh,

and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 Have pity on me, have pity on me, O you my friends,

for the hand of God has touched me!

22 Why do you, like God, pursue me,

never satisfied with my flesh?

23 “O that my words were written down!

O that they were inscribed in a book!

24 O that with an iron pen and with lead

they were engraved on a rock forever!

25 For I know that my Redeemer lives,

and that at the last he will stand upon the earth;

26 and after my skin has been thus destroyed,

then in my flesh I shall see God,

27 whom I shall see on my side,

and my eyes shall behold, and not another.

My heart faints within me!

19 All my intimate friends abhor me,

and these whom I have loved have turned against me.

20 My bones cling to my skin and to my flesh,

and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Pity me, pity me, you my friends,

for God’s hand has touched me.

22 Why do you pursue me like God?

And are not satisfied with my flesh?

23 “O that my words could be written down!

O that they could be inscribed in a scroll!

24 That with a pen of iron and with lead

they might be engraved on a rock forever!

25 But I myself know that my redeemer is alive,

and at the last he will stand up upon the earth.

26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed,

but from my flesh I will see God,

27 whom I will see for myself,

and whom my eyes will see and not a stranger.

My heart faints within me.

19 All of my close friends hate me.

Those I love have turned against me.

20 I’m nothing but skin and bones.

I’ve only escaped by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Have pity on me, my friends! Please have pity!

God has struck me down with his powerful hand.

22 Why do you chase after me as he does?

Aren’t you satisfied with what you have done to me already?

23 “I wish my words were written down!

I wish they were written on a scroll!

24 I wish they were cut into lead with an iron tool!

I wish they were carved in rock forever!

25 I know that my Redeemer lives.

In the end he will stand on the earth.

26 After my skin has been destroyed,

in my body I’ll still see God.

27 I myself will see him with my own eyes.

I’ll see him, and he won’t be a stranger to me.

How my heart longs for that day!

19 “All my associates abhor me,

And those I love have turned against me.

20 “My bone clings to my skin and my flesh,

And I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

21 “Pity me, pity me, O you my friends,

For the hand of God has struck me.

22 “Why do you persecute me as God does,

And are not satisfied with my flesh?

23 “Oh that my words were written!

Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

24 “That with an iron stylus and lead

They were engraved in the rock forever!

25 “As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,

And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.

26 “Even after my skin is destroyed,

Yet from my flesh I shall see God;

27 Whom I myself shall behold,

And whom my eyes will see and not another.

My heart faints within me!