37Job 37

1The storm makes my heart beat wildly.Select Job 37:1

2Listen, all of you, to the voice of God, to the thunder that comes from his mouth.Select Job 37:2

3He sends the lightning across the sky, from one end of the earth to the other.Select Job 37:3

4Then the roar of his voice is heard, the majestic sound of thunder, and all the while the lightning flashes.Select Job 37:4

5At God's command amazing things happen, wonderful things that we can't understand.Select Job 37:5

6He commands snow to fall on the earth, and sends torrents of drenching rain.Select Job 37:6

7He brings our work to a stop; he shows us what he can do.Select Job 37:7

8The wild animals go to their dens.Select Job 37:8

9The storm winds come from the south, and the biting cold from the north.Select Job 37:9

10The breath of God freezes the waters, and turns them to solid ice.Select Job 37:10

11Lightning flashes from the clouds,Select Job 37:11

12as they move at God's will. They do all that God commands, everywhere throughout the world.Select Job 37:12

13God sends rain to water the earth; he may send it to punish us, or to show us his favor.Select Job 37:13

14Pause a moment, Job, and listen; consider the wonderful things God does.Select Job 37:14

15Do you know how God gives the command and makes lightning flash from the clouds?Select Job 37:15

16Do you know how clouds float in the sky, the work of God's amazing skill?Select Job 37:16

17No, you can only suffer in the heat when the south wind oppresses the land.Select Job 37:17

18Can you help God stretch out the sky and make it as hard as polished metal?Select Job 37:18

19Teach us what to say to God; our minds are blank; we have nothing to say.Select Job 37:19

20I won't ask to speak with God; why should I give him a chance to destroy me?Select Job 37:20

21And now the light in the sky is dazzling, too bright for us to look at it; and the sky has been swept clean by the wind.Select Job 37:21

22A golden glow is seen in the north, and the glory of God fills us with awe.Select Job 37:22

23God's power is so great that we cannot come near him; he is righteous and just in his dealings with us.Select Job 37:23

24No wonder, then, that everyone is awed by him, and that he ignores those who claim to be wise.Select Job 37:24