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37:1  The storm makes my heart beat wildly.
37:2  Listen, all of you, to the voice of God, to the thunder that comes from his mouth.
37:3  He sends the lightning across the sky, from one end of the earth to the other.
37:4  Then the roar of his voice is heard, the majestic sound of thunder, and all the while the lightning flashes.
37:5  At God's command amazing things happen, wonderful things that we can't understand.
37:6  He commands snow to fall on the earth, and sends torrents of drenching rain.
37:7  He brings our work to a stop; he shows us what he can do.
37:8  The wild animals go to their dens.
37:9  The storm winds come from the south, and the biting cold from the north.
37:10  The breath of God freezes the waters, and turns them to solid ice.
37:11  Lightning flashes from the clouds,
37:12  as they move at God's will. They do all that God commands, everywhere throughout the world.
37:13  God sends rain to water the earth; he may send it to punish us, or to show us his favor.
37:14  Pause a moment, Job, and listen; consider the wonderful things God does.
37:15  Do you know how God gives the command and makes lightning flash from the clouds?
37:16  Do you know how clouds float in the sky, the work of God's amazing skill?
37:17  No, you can only suffer in the heat when the south wind oppresses the land.
37:18  Can you help God stretch out the sky and make it as hard as polished metal?
37:19  Teach us what to say to God; our minds are blank; we have nothing to say.
37:20  I won't ask to speak with God; why should I give him a chance to destroy me?
37:21  And now the light in the sky is dazzling, too bright for us to look at it; and the sky has been swept clean by the wind.
37:22  A golden glow is seen in the north, and the glory of God fills us with awe.
37:23  God's power is so great that we cannot come near him; he is righteous and just in his dealings with us.
37:24  No wonder, then, that everyone is awed by him, and that he ignores those who claim to be wise.