Job

1Then Job answered,

2“How have you helped him who is without power!How have you saved the arm that has no strength!

3How have you counseled him who has no wisdom,and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

4To whom have you uttered words?Whose spirit came out of you?

5“The departed spirits tremble,those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

6Sheolis naked before God,and Abaddonhas no covering.

7He stretches out the north over empty space,and hangs the earth on nothing.

8He binds up the waters in his thick clouds,and the cloud is not burst under them.

9He encloses the face of his throne,and spreads his cloud on it.

10He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters,and to the confines of light and darkness.

11The pillars of heaven trembleand are astonished at his rebuke.

12He stirs up the sea with his power,and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.

13By his Spirit the heavens are garnished.His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

14Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways.How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

Job: Who Can Understand God’s Majesty?

1Then Job answered:

2“How you have helped the powerlessand saved the arm that is feeble!

3How you have counseled the unwiseand provided fully sound insight!

4To whom have you uttered these words?And whose spirit spoke through you?

5The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

6Sheol is naked before God,and Abaddonhas no covering.

7He stretches out the north over empty space;He hangs the earth upon nothing.

8He wraps up the waters in His clouds,yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.

9He covers the face of the full moon,spreading over it His cloud.

10He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the watersat the boundary between light and darkness.

11The foundations of heaven quake,astounded at His rebuke.

12By His power He stirredthe sea;by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

13By His breath the skies were cleared;His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

14Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways;how faint is the whisper we hear of Him!Who then can understandthe thunder of His power?”