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“My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
It trembles within me.
Elihu Says God Is Back of the Storm
“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
“At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
as it rolls from his mouth.
“Listen closely to the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
“Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His lightning to the ends of the earth.
And His lightning to the ends of the earth.
Then comes the roaring of the thunder —
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
“After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain the lightnings when His voice is heard.
God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
“God thunders with His voice wondrously,
Doing great things which we cannot comprehend.
Doing great things which we cannot comprehend.
“He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.
and tells the rain to pour down.
“For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
And to the downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
Then everyone stops working
so they can watch his power.
so they can watch his power.
“He seals the hand of every man,
That all men may know His work.
That all men may know His work.
The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
and stay inside their dens.
“Then the beast goes into its lair
And remains in its den.
And remains in its den.
The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
and the driving winds bring the cold.
and the driving winds bring the cold.
“Out of the south comes the storm,
And out of the north the cold.
And out of the north the cold.
God’s breath sends the ice,
freezing wide expanses of water.
freezing wide expanses of water.
“From the breath of God ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
and they flash with his lightning.
“Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud;
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
“It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That it may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited earth.
That it may do whatever He commands it
On the face of the inhabited earth.
He makes these things happen either to punish people
or to show his unfailing love.
or to show his unfailing love.
“Whether for correction, or for His world,
Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
Or for lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
“Pay attention to this, Job.
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
“Listen to this, O Job,
Stand and consider the wonders of God.
Stand and consider the wonders of God.
Do you know how God controls the storm
and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
“Do you know how God establishes them,
And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?
And makes the lightning of His cloud to shine?
Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?
with wonderful perfection and skill?
“Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds,
The wonders of one perfect in knowledge,
The wonders of one perfect in knowledge,
When you are sweltering in your clothes
and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
You whose garments are hot,
When the land is still because of the south wind?
When the land is still because of the south wind?
he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror.
Can you do that?
Can you do that?
“Can you, with Him, spread out the skies,
Strong as a molten mirror?
Strong as a molten mirror?
“So teach the rest of us what to say to God.
We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
“Teach us what we shall say to Him;
We cannot arrange our case because of darkness.
We cannot arrange our case because of darkness.
“Shall it be told Him that I would speak?
Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?
Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?
We cannot look at the sun,
for it shines brightly in the sky
when the wind clears away the clouds.
for it shines brightly in the sky
when the wind clears away the clouds.
“Now men do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.
But the wind has passed and cleared them.
“Out of the north comes golden splendor;
Around God is awesome majesty.
Around God is awesome majesty.
We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.
“The Almighty — we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.
He is exalted in power
And He will not do violence to justice and abundant righteousness.