37:1 “At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
37:2 Listen closely to the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that goes out from His mouth.
37:3 Under the whole heaven He lets it loose,
And His ①lightning travels to the ends of the earth.
▷ ①Lit light
37:4 After it, a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain ①the lightning when His voice is heard.
▷ ①Lit them
37:5 God thunders wondrously with His voice,
Doing great things which we do not comprehend.
37:6 For to the snow He says, ‘Fall on the earth,’
And to the ①downpour and the rain, ‘Be strong.’
▷ ①Lit shower of rain and shower of rains
37:7 He seals the hand of every person,
So that all people may know His work.
37:8 Then the animal goes into its lair
And remains in its ①den.
▷ ①Lit dens
37:9 From the ①south comes the storm,
And from the north wind the cold.
▷ ①Lit chamber
37:10 From the breath of God ice is made,
And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
37:11 He also loads the clouds with moisture;
He disperses the cloud of His ①lightning.
▷ ①Lit light
37:12 It changes direction, turning around by His guidance,
That ①it may do whatever He commands ②it
On the face of the inhabited earth.
▷ ①Lit they ②Lit them
37:13 Whether for ①correction, or for His earth,
Or for goodness, He causes it to ②happen.
▷ ①Lit the rod ②Lit be found
37:14 “Listen to this, Job;
Stand and consider the wonders of God.
37:15 Do you know how God establishes them,
And makes the ①lightning of His clouds to shine?
▷ ①Lit light
37:16 Do you know about the hovering of the clouds,
The wonders of One who is perfect in knowledge,
37:17 You whose garments are hot
When the land is still because of the south wind?
37:18 Can you, with Him, spread out the skies,
Strong as a cast metal mirror?
37:19 Teach us what we are to say to Him;
We cannot present our case because of darkness.
37:20 Shall it be told Him that I would speak?
①Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up?
▷ ①Or If a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up
37:21 “Now people do not see the light which is bright in the skies;
But the wind has passed and cleared them.
37:22 From the north comes golden splendor;
Around God is awesome majesty.
37:23 The Almighty—we cannot find Him;
He is exalted in power
And He will not violate justice and abundant righteousness.
37:24 Therefore people fear Him;
He does not regard any who are wise of heart.”