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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 hisich. 36:30, 32 lightning to thejch. 38:13; [Isa. 11:12; Ezek. 7:2] corners of the earth.
4 After itkch. 40:9; Ps. 68:33; See Ps. 29:3-9 his voice roars;
lPs. 18:13 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 doesmSee ch. 5:9 great things that we cannotnch. 36:26 comprehend.
6 For tooPs. 147:16, 17 the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth, ’
likewise to the downpour, his mighty downpour.
7 HepDan. 12:9; [ch. 14:17] seals up the hand of every man,
that all men whom he made mayqPs. 109:27 know it.
8 Then the beasts go into theirrch. 38:40 lairs,
and remain in theirsPs. 104:22 dens.
9 Fromtch. 9:9 its chamberuIsa. 21:1; [ch. 1:19] comes the whirlwind,
andvPs. 147:17 cold from the scattering winds.
10 By the breath of Godwch. 38:29, 30; Ps. 147:17 ice is given,
andx[ch. 36:16] the broad waters are frozen fast.
11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
the clouds scatter his lightning.
12 TheyyGen. 3:24 turn around and around by hiszPs. 148:8 guidance,
zPs. 148:8 to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face ofa[Prov. 8:31] the habitable world.
13 Whether forbEx. 9:18, 23; 1 Sam. 12:18, 19; Ezra 10:9; [ch. 36:31; 38:22, 23] correction or for hiscch. 38:26, 27 land
or ford1 Kgs. 18:45 love, he causes it to happen.
14 Hear this, O Job;
stop ande[Ps. 111:2] 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 balancings1Or hovering of the clouds,
the wondrous works of him who isfch. 36:4; [1 Sam. 2:3] perfect in knowledge,
17 you whose garments are hot
when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 Can you, like him,gIsa. 42:5; 44:24; [Gen. 1:6] spread out the skies,
hard as a cast metalh[Ex. 38:8] mirror?
19 Teach us what we shall say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because ofiIsa. 60:2; [Eph. 4:18] 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 withj[Ps. 104:1] awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty—wek1 Tim. 6:16 cannot find him;
he islch. 36:5 great in power;
mPs. 99:4 justice and abundant righteousness he will notnLam. 3:33 violate.
24 Therefore menoPs. 130:4; [Matt. 10:28] fear him;
he does not regard any who arep[Isa. 5:21; Matt. 11:25; 1 Cor. 1:26] wise in their own conceit. ”