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Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty
“At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
“At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
“At this my heart pounds
and leaps from its place.
and leaps from its place.
Keep listening to the thunder of his voice
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
Under the whole heaven he lets it go,
and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the earth.
and sends it to the ends of the earth.
After that comes the sound of his roar;
he thunders with his majestic voice.
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.
he thunders with his majestic voice.
When his voice resounds,
he holds nothing back.
God thunders wondrously with his voice;
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things beyond our understanding.
he does great things beyond our understanding.
For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’
and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
He seals up the hand of every man,
that all men whom he made may know it.
that all men whom he made may know it.
Then the beasts go into their lairs,
and remain in their dens.
and remain in their dens.
The animals take cover;
they remain in their dens.
they remain in their dens.
From its chamber comes the whirlwind,
and cold from the scattering winds.
and cold from the scattering winds.
The tempest comes out from its chamber,
the cold from the driving winds.
the cold from the driving winds.
By the breath of God ice is given,
and the broad waters are frozen fast.
and the broad waters are frozen fast.
The breath of God produces ice,
and the broad waters become frozen.
and the broad waters become frozen.
He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
the clouds scatter his lightning.
the clouds scatter his lightning.
He loads the clouds with moisture;
he scatters his lightning through them.
he scatters his lightning through them.
They turn around and around by his guidance,
to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face of the habitable world.
to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face of the habitable world.
At his direction they swirl around
over the face of the whole earth
to do whatever he commands them.
over the face of the whole earth
to do whatever he commands them.
Whether for correction or for his land
or for love, he causes it to happen.
or for love, he causes it to happen.
He brings the clouds to punish people,
or to water his earth and show his love.
or to water his earth and show his love.
“Hear this, O Job;
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
“Listen to this, Job;
stop and consider God’s wonders.
stop and consider God’s wonders.
Do you know how God lays his command upon them
and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
Do you know how God controls the clouds
and makes his lightning flash?
and makes his lightning flash?
Do you know how the clouds hang poised,
those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
you whose garments are hot
when the earth is still because of the south wind?
when the earth is still because of the south wind?
You who swelter in your clothes
when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
when the land lies hushed under the south wind,
Can you, like him, spread out the skies,
hard as a cast metal mirror?
hard as a cast metal mirror?
can you join him in spreading out the skies,
hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
hard as a mirror of cast bronze?
Teach us what we shall say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
“Tell us what we should say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
we cannot draw up our case because of our darkness.
Shall it be told him that I would speak?
Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up?
Should he be told that I want to speak?
Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
“And now no one looks on the light
when it is bright in the skies,
when the wind has passed and cleared them.
when it is bright in the skies,
when the wind has passed and cleared them.
Now no one can look at the sun,
bright as it is in the skies
after the wind has swept them clean.
bright as it is in the skies
after the wind has swept them clean.
Out of the north comes golden splendor;
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
Out of the north he comes in golden splendor;
God comes in awesome majesty.
God comes in awesome majesty.
The Almighty — we cannot find him;
he is great in power;
justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
he is great in power;
justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.
The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power;
in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.