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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.
God’s Works and Wisdom
“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
“At this also my heart trembles,
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.
Hear attentively the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
And 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.
After it a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
God thunders wondrously with his voice;
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.
God thunders marvelously with His voice;
He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
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 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.
He seals the hand of every man,
That all men may know His work.
That all men may know His work.
Then the beasts go into their lairs,
and remain in their dens.
and remain in their dens.
The beasts go into dens,
And remain in their lairs.
And remain in their lairs.
From its chamber comes the whirlwind,
and cold from the scattering winds.
and cold from the scattering winds.
From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind,
And cold from the scattering winds of the north.
And cold from the scattering winds of the north.
By the breath of God ice is given,
and the broad waters are frozen fast.
and the broad waters are frozen fast.
By the breath of God ice is given,
And the broad waters are frozen.
And the broad waters are frozen.
He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
the clouds scatter his lightning.
the clouds scatter his lightning.
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.
Whether for correction or for his land
or for love, he causes it to happen.
or for love, he causes it to happen.
“Hear this, O Job;
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.
“Listen to this, O Job;
Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.
Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.
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 the clouds are balanced,
Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?
Those wondrous works of Him who is perfect in 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?
Why are your garments hot,
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?
Can you, like him, spread out the skies,
hard as a cast metal mirror?
hard as a cast metal mirror?
With Him, have you spread out the skies,
Strong as a cast metal mirror?
Strong as a cast metal mirror?
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.
“Teach us what we should say to Him,
For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
For we can prepare nothing because of the 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 wish to speak?
If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.
If a man were to speak, surely he would 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.
Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies,
When the wind has passed and cleared them.
When the wind has passed and cleared them.
Out of the north comes golden splendor;
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
God is clothed with awesome majesty.
He comes from the north as golden splendor;
With God is awesome majesty.
With God is 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.
As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him;
He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress.
He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress.