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(A) My protector is nearby;
no one can stand here
    to accuse me of wrong.
The Lord God will help me
    and prove I am innocent.
My accusers will wear out
    like moth-eaten clothes.

10 None of you respect the Lord
    or obey his servant.
You walk in the dark
    instead of the light;
you don't trust the name
    of the Lord your God.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 50.10 God: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 10.

He who vindicates(A) me is near.(B)
    Who then will bring charges against me?(C)
    Let us face each other!(D)
Who is my accuser?
    Let him confront me!
It is the Sovereign Lord(E) who helps(F) me.
    Who will condemn(G) me?
They will all wear out like a garment;
    the moths(H) will eat them up.

10 Who among you fears(I) the Lord
    and obeys(J) the word of his servant?(K)
Let the one who walks in the dark,
    who has no light,(L)
trust(M) in the name of the Lord
    and rely on their God.

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