Study Desk

Behold, God is great, and we do not know; the number of His years cannot be searched out.

Also can any understand the spreading of the clouds, the crashing of His canopy?

Behold, He spreads His light about Him, and He covers the bottom of the sea.

He covers His hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark;

Listen carefully to the thunder of His voice, and the rumbling that comes out from His mouth.

He lets it loose under the whole heavens, and His lightning to the wings of the earth.

After it, a voice roars; He thunders with His majestic voice; and He will not hold them back when His voice is heard.

God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things, and we do not know.

He seals up the hand of every man so that all men may know His work.

Yea, He loads the cloud with moisture; He scatters His lightning cloud;

and it is turned around by His guidance, so that they may do whatever He commands them on the face of the world of the earth.

Whether as a whip, or for His land, or for mercy, He finds it.

Do you know when God placed them, and caused the lightning of His cloud to shine?

Golden splendor comes out of the north; God is awesome in His majesty.

To whom I have assigned the desert for his home, and the salt land for his dwellings?

he seeks out mountains for his pasture; and he searches after every green thing.

Can you tie the wild ox in the furrow with his rope? Or will he harrow the valleys for you?

Will you trust him because his strength is great; or will you leave your labor to him?

Can you make him leap like a locust; the majesty of his snorting is terrifying?

He paws in the valley and he rejoices in his strength; he goes out to meet the weapons;