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		Job 37:1 "Indeed, at His thundering my heart trembles And leaps out of its place.
		Job 37:2 "Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice, And the rumbling that goes out of His mouth!
		Job 37:3 "He lets it loose under the whole heaven, And His lightning to the ends of the earth.
		Job 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.
		Job 37:5 "God thunders marvelously with His voice; He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
		Job 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.'
		Job 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].
		Job 37:8 "Then the beast goes into its lair And remains in its hiding place.
		Job 37:9 "Out of its chamber comes the storm, And cold from the north wind.
		Job 37:10 "Ice is made by the breath of God, And the expanse of the waters is frozen. [Ps 147:17, 18]
		Job 37:11 "He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
		Job 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.
		Job 37:13 "Whether [it be] for correction, or for His earth [generally] Or for [His] mercy and lovingkindness, He causes it to happen. [Ex 9:18, 23; 1 Sam 12:18, 19]
		Job 37:14 ¶ "Listen to this, Job; Stand still and consider the wonders of God.
		Job 37:15 "Do you know how God establishes and commands them, And makes the lightning of His [storm] cloud shine?
		Job 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,
		Job 37:17 You whose garments are hot, When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?
		Job 37:18 "Can you, with Him, spread out the sky, Strong as a molten mirror?
		Job 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].
		Job 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]?
		Job 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.
		Job 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].
		Job 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. [1 Tim 6:16]
		Job 37:24 "Men therefore fear Him; He does not regard nor respect any who are wise in heart [in their own understanding and conceit]." [Matt 10:28]

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