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37:1  “When I hear the thunder, my heart pounds. It beats faster inside me.
37:2  Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice! Listen to the thunder that comes from him!
37:3  He sends his lightning across the sky. It reaches from one end of the earth to the other.
37:4  Next comes the sound of his roaring thunder. He thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice fills the air, he doesn’t hold anything back.
37:5  God’s voice thunders in wonderful ways. We’ll never understand the great things he does.
37:6  He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth.’ He tells the rain, ‘Pour down your mighty waters.’
37:7  He stops everyone from working. He wants them to see his work.
37:8  The animals go inside. They remain in their dens.
37:9  The storm comes out of its storeroom in the heavens. The cold comes from the driving winds.
37:10  The breath of God produces ice. The shallow water freezes over.
37:11  He loads the clouds with moisture. He scatters his lightning through them.
37:12  He directs the clouds to circle above the surface of the whole earth. They do everything he commands them to do.
37:13  He tells the clouds to punish people. Or he brings them to water his earth and show his love.
37:14  “Job, listen to me. Stop and think about the wonderful things God does.
37:15  Do you know how he controls the clouds? Do you understand how he makes his lightning flash?
37:16  Do you know how the clouds stay up in the sky? Do you understand the wonders of the God who has perfect knowledge?
37:17  Even your clothes are too hot for you when the land lies quiet under the south wind.
37:18  Can you help God spread out the skies? They are as hard as a mirror that’s made out of bronze.
37:19  “Job, tell us what we should say to God. We can’t prepare our case because our minds are dark.
37:20  Should he be told that I want to speak? Would anyone ask to be destroyed by him?
37:21  No one can look at the sun. It’s too bright after the wind has swept the skies clean.
37:22  Out of the north, God comes in his shining glory. He comes in all his wonderful majesty.
37:23  We can’t reach up to the Mighty One. He is lifted high because of his power. Everything he does is fair and right. So he doesn’t crush people.
37:24  That’s why they have respect for him. He cares about all those who are wise.”