Job 7:20
I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself? I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
The verse stands in Job's reply to Eliphaz, where Job defends his lament after being told not to reject divine correction. It belongs to the larger handling of providence, sin, and suffering, in which affliction serves as part of God's discipline while the friends err in treating suffering as proof of personal guilt. It is the cry of a sinner to God as the keeper of humanity, asking what can be offered or done toward Him after having sinned. When wrong has been done, the answer it requires is to confess the sin and turn from it.
God is here named the Preserver of men, and the believer's life rests in His hands. That keeping is the surest protection any mortal can possess, so that whatever is committed to Him will be kept safe until the great day.
He is the generous Father of all and the ancient Giver of all good, bestowing wheat and barley and oats and rye and corn and rice, berries and orchard fruit, cotton and sugar cane, herbs and roots and flowers and honey, the joy and promise of spring, hay and clover, country and home, and blessing and glory. Because He so preserves mankind and gives so lavishly, the fitting response is uplifted heads in song, uplifted hands in giving, and a grateful spirit in thanksgiving.