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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.
“At this my heart pounds
and leaps from its place.
and leaps from its place.
Hear attentively 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.
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 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.
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 marvelously with His voice;
He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things beyond our understanding.
he does great things beyond our understanding.
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 the hand of every man,
That all men may know His work.
That all men may know His work.
The beasts go into dens,
And remain in their lairs.
And remain in their lairs.
The animals take cover;
they remain in their dens.
they remain in their dens.
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.
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.
And the broad waters are frozen.
The breath of God produces ice,
and the broad waters become frozen.
and the broad waters become frozen.
He loads the clouds with moisture;
he scatters his lightning through them.
he scatters his lightning through them.
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.
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.
“Listen to this, O Job;
Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.
Stand still 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 controls the clouds
and makes his lightning flash?
and makes his lightning flash?
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?
Do you know how the clouds hang poised,
those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
those wonders of him who has perfect knowledge?
Why are your garments hot,
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?
When He quiets the earth by 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,
With Him, have you spread out the skies,
Strong as a cast metal mirror?
Strong 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 should say to Him,
For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
For we can prepare nothing because of the 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.
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.
Should he be told that I want to speak?
Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
Would anyone ask to be swallowed up?
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.
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.
He comes from the north as golden splendor;
With God is awesome majesty.
With God is awesome majesty.
Out of the north he comes in golden splendor;
God comes in awesome majesty.
God comes in awesome majesty.
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.
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.