Psalmi 36:22

Clementine Latin Vulgate

Ecce Deus excelsus in fortitudine sua, et nullus ei similis in legislatoribus.

Parallel Translations

Jerome's Latin Vulgate (405)
Ecce Deus excelsus in fortitudine sua,
et nullus ei similis in legislatoribus.

Nova Vulgata (1979)
Ecce, Deus excelsus in fortitudine sua. Quis ei similis doctor?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

God: 1 Samuel 2:7, 1 Samuel 2:8, Psalms 75:7, Isaiah 14:5, Jeremiah 27:5-8, Daniel 4:25, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 5:18, Luke 1:52, Romans 13:1

who: Psalms 94:10, Psalms 94:12, Isaiah 48:17, Isaiah 54:13, Jeremiah 31:38, John 6:45

Reciprocal: Job 33:12 - thou Psalms 25:5 - teach Psalms 119:135 - and teach Isaiah 40:13 - hath directed Romans 11:34 - General 1 Peter 5:6 - that

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold, God exalteth by his power,.... He exalts himself, or causes himself to be exalted, and even above all the blessing and praise of his creatures; by his power, in the works of creation and providence, he makes such a display of his glorious perfections, as to set him on high, and out of the reach of the highest praises of men. He exalts his Son as Mediator, and has made him higher than the kings of the earth, 1 Timothy 2:5; he exalts him as a Prince and a Saviour, Acts 5:31, to give repentance and remission of sins to his people, and to be the Judge of quick and dead, Acts 10:42. He has exalted the human nature of Christ to the grace of union to the Son of God: and exalted him in this nature at his right hand, far above all principality and power, Ephesians 1:21: he exalts men in a civil sense, who are in a low estate, and raises them to a very high one; promotion is alone of him, he sets up and puts down at pleasure. In a spiritual sense, he exalts men when he brings them out of a state of nature into an open state of grace; brings them out of the horrible pit, and sets their feet upon the rock Christ Jesus; takes them as beggars from the dunghill, and places them among princes, even the princes of his people; admits them to communion with himself, puts and keeps them in his favour, as in a garrison; and at last causes them to inherit the throne of glory, 1 Samuel 2:8. He exalts men, when he sets the poor on high from affliction, and brings them out of adversity into prosperity; and which is what may be chiefly intended here; let a man he brought as low as may, God can by his power, if he will, raise him up again. And this may be said for the comfort and encouragement of Job, in his present circumstances: and so Aben Ezra interprets it,

"God will exalt thee;''

as he afterwards did. The Targum is,

"behold, God alone is strong in his might;''

see Psalms 21:13;

who teacheth like him? He teaches by his providences, adverse as well as prosperous; he teaches by his word and ordinances; he teaches by his Spirit and grace, and none teaches like him. Ministers of the word teach men both doctrine and duty, but not like him; they have their gifts for teaching, their wisdom and knowledge, their doctrine, and all the use they are of, from him; none teach so pleasantly, so profitably, so powerfully and effectually, as he does: the Targum adds,

"right things?''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, God exalteth by his power - The object of Elihu is now to direct the attention of Job to God, and to show him that he has evinced such power and wisdom in his works, that we ought not to presume to arraign him, but should bow with submission to his will. He remarks, therefore, that God “exalts,” or rather that God is “exalted,” or “exalts himself” (ישׂגיב yaśagiyb) by his power. In the exhibition of his power, he thus shows that he is great, and that people ought to be submissive to him. In support of this, he appeals, in the remainder of his discourse, to the “works” of God as furnishing extraordinary proofs of power, and full demonstration that God is exalted far above man.

Who teacheth like him? - The Septuagint renders this, δυνάστης dunastēs - “Who is so powerful as he?” Rosenmuller and Umbreit render it Lord: “Who is Lord like him?” But the Hebrew word (מורה môreh) properly means “one who instructs,” and the idea is, that there is no one who is qualified to give so exalted conceptions of the government of God as he is himself. The object is to direct the mind to him as he is revealed in his works, in order to obtain elevated conceptions of his government.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Job 36:22. God exalteth by his power — He has brought thee low, but he can raise thee up. Thou art not yet out of the reach of his mercy. Thy affliction is a proof that he acts towards thee as a merciful Parent. He knows what is best to be done; he teaches thee how thou shouldst suffer and improve. Why sin against his kindness? Who can teach like him?