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37:1  I am frightened and tremble all over,
37:2  when I hear the roaring voice of God in the thunder,
37:3  and when I see his lightning flash across the sky.
37:4  God's majestic voice thunders his commands,
37:5  creating miracles too marvelous for us to understand.
37:6  Snow and heavy rainstorms
37:7  make us stop and think about God's power,
37:8  and they force animals to seek shelter.
37:9  The windstorms of winter strike,
37:10  and the breath of God freezes streams and rivers.
37:11  Rain clouds filled with lightning appear at God's command,
37:12  traveling across the sky
37:13  to release their cargo— sometimes as punishment for sin, sometimes as kindness.
37:14  Job, consider carefully the many wonders of God.
37:15  Can you explain why lightning flashes at the orders
37:16  of God who knows all things? Or how he hangs the clouds in empty space?
37:17  You almost melt in the heat of fierce desert winds when the sky is like brass.
37:18  God can hammer out the clouds in spite of the oppressive heat, but can you?
37:19  Tell us what to say to God! Our minds are in the dark, and we don't know how to argue our case.
37:20  Should I risk my life by telling God that I want to speak?
37:21  No one can stare at the sun after a breeze has blown the clouds from the sky.
37:22  Yet the glorious splendor of God All-Powerful is brighter by far.
37:23  God cannot be seen— but his power is great, and he is always fair.
37:24  And so we humans fear God, because he shows no respect for those who are proud and think they know so much.