Day 619 of 939
JOB 36:1-16
JOB 36:1-16 · PSA 119:73-88
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JOB 36:1-16
1And Elihu continued: 2“Bear with me a little longer, and I will show you that there is more to be said on God’s behalf. 3I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker. 4For truly my words are free of falsehood; one perfect in knowledge is with you. 5Indeed, God is mighty, but He despises no one; He is mighty in strength of understanding. 6He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the afflicted. 7He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever. 8And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction, 9then He tells them their deeds and how arrogantly they have transgressed. 10He opens their ears to correction and commands that they turn from iniquity. 11If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness. 12But if they do not obey, then they perish by the sword and die without knowledge. 13The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help. 14They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes. 15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression. 16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
Secondary reading — PSA 119:73-88
73Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments. 74May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word. 75I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. 76May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant. 77May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight. 78May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts. 79May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies. 80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame. 81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. 82My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?” 83Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes. 84How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors? 85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law. 86All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me! 87They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts. 88Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.