Berean Study Bible | Berean Study Bible |
1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. | 1“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place. |
2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. | 2Listen closely to the thunder of His voice and the rumbling that comes from His mouth. |
3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. | 3He unleashes His lightning beneath the whole sky and sends it to the ends of the earth. |
4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. | 4Then there comes a roaring sound; He thunders with His majestic voice. He does not restrain the lightning when His voice resounds. |
5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. | 5God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things we cannot comprehend. |
6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’ | 6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’ |
7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. | 7He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work. |
8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. | 8The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens. |
9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. | 9The tempest comes from its chamber, and the cold from the driving north winds. |
10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. | 10By the breath of God the ice is formed and the watery expanses are frozen. |
11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. | 11He loads the clouds with moisture; He scatters His lightning through them. |
12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. | 12They swirl about, whirling at His direction, accomplishing all that He commands over the face of all the earth. |
13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. | 13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion. |
14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. | 14Listen to this, O Job; stand still and consider the wonders of God. |
15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? | 15Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? |
16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge? | 16Do you understand how the clouds float, those wonders of Him who is perfect in knowledge? |
17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind, | 17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind, |
18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze? | 18can you, like Him, spread out the skies to reflect the heat like a mirror of bronze? |
19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness. | 19Teach us what we should say to Him; we cannot draw up our case when our faces are in darkness. |
20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up? | 20Should He be told that I want to speak? Would a man ask to be swallowed up? |
21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. | 21Now no one can gaze at the sun when it is bright in the skies after the wind has swept them clean. |
22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him. | 22Out of the north He comes in golden splendor; awesome majesty surrounds Him. |
23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress. | 23The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress. |
24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.” | 24Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.” |
|
|