Job 37

Elihu Proclaims God’s Majesty [1] “At this also my heart trembles and leaps out of its place. [2] Keep listening to the thunder of his voice and the rumbling that comes from his mouth. [3] Under the whole heaven he lets it go, and his lightning to the corners of the earth. [4] After it his voice roars; he thunders with his majestic voice, and he does not restrain the lightnings when his voice is heard. [5] God thunders wondrously with his voice; he does great things that we cannot comprehend. [6] For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour. [7] He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he made may know it. [8] Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens. [9] From its chamber comes the whirlwind, and cold from the scattering winds. [10] By the breath of God ice is given, and the broad waters are frozen fast. [11] He loads the thick cloud with moisture; the clouds scatter his lightning. [12] They turn around and around by his guidance, to accomplish all that he commands them on the face of the habitable world. [13] Whether for correction or for his land or for love, he causes it to happen. [14] “Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God. [15] Do you know how God lays his command upon them and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? [16] Do you know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge, [17] you whose garments are hot when the earth is still because of the south wind? [18] Can you, like him, spread out the skies, hard as a cast metal mirror? [19] Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness. [20] Shall it be told him that I would speak? Did a man ever wish that he would be swallowed up? [21] “And now no one looks on the light when it is bright in the skies, when the wind has passed and cleared them. [22] Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with awesome majesty. [23] The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. [24] Therefore men fear him; he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.” (ESV)