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37:1  “Indeed, at His thundering my heart trembles And leaps out of its place.
37:2  “Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that goes out of His mouth!
37:3  “He lets it loose under the whole heaven, And His lightning to the ends of the earth.
37:4  “After it, His voice roars; He thunders with the voice of His majesty, And He does not restrain His lightning [against His adversaries] when His voice is heard.
37:5  “God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
37:6  “For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’; And [He speaks] to the showers and to the downpour [of His mighty rains], ‘Be strong.’
37:7  “God seals (brings to a standstill, stops) [by severe weather] the hand of every man, That all men [whom He has made] may know His work [that is, His sovereign power and their subjection to it].
37:8  “Then the beast goes into its lair And remains in its hiding place.
37:9  “Out of its chamber comes the storm, And cold from the north wind.
37:10  “Ice is made by the breath of God, And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
37:11  “He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
37:12  “Its direction is turned around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.
37:13  “Whether [it be] for correction, or for His earth [generally] Or for [His] mercy and lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
37:14  “Listen to this, Job; Stand still and consider the wonders of God.
37:15  “Do you know how God establishes and commands them, And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?
37:16  “Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens], The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,
37:17  You whose garments are hot, When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?
37:18  “Can you, with Him, spread out the sky, Strong as a molten mirror?
37:19  “Tell us [Job] what words [of man] shall we say to such a Being; We cannot state our case because of darkness [that is, our ignorance in the presence of the unsearchable God].
37:20  “So shall it be told Him that I wish to speak? Or should a man say that he would be swallowed up [and destroyed by God]?
37:21  “Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded], When the wind has passed and cleared them.
37:22  “Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it]; Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].
37:23  “The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.
37:24  “Men therefore fear Him; He does not regard nor respect any who are wise in heart [in their own understanding and conceit].”