if you are clean and upright, surely then, he'll act on your behalf and restore your rightful place.

then I still dread all of my suffering; I know you still won't acquit me.

If I sin, you watch me and won't acquit me for my iniquity.

Will he acquit you just because you fear him, and render a verdict on your behalf?

what will I do when God stands up to act? When he asks the questions, how will I answer him?

"Has anyone ever really told God, "I've endured, and I won't act corruptly anymore.