I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me. Do not condemn me - Let me not be afflicted in thy wrath.
Show me wherefore thou contendest - If I am afflicted because of my sins, show me what that sin is. God never afflicts but for past sin, or to try his followers; or for the greater manifestation of his grace in their support and deliverance.