Day 622 of 939
JOB 38:1-23
JOB 38:1-23 · PSA 119:121-136
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JOB 38:1-23
1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said: 2“Who is this who obscures My counsel by words without knowledge? 3Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me. 4Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. 5Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? 6On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, 7while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy? 8Who enclosed the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, 9when I made the clouds its garment and thick darkness its blanket, 10when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, 11and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop’? 12In your days, have you commanded the morning or assigned the dawn its place, 13that it might spread to the ends of the earth and shake the wicked out of it? 14The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment. 15Light is withheld from the wicked, and their upraised arm is broken. 16Have you journeyed to the vents of the sea or walked in the trenches of the deep? 17Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Have you seen the gates of the shadow of death? 18Have you surveyed the extent of the earth? Tell Me, if you know all this. 19Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides, 20so you can lead it back to its border? Do you know the paths to its home? 21Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great! 22Have you entered the storehouses of snow or observed the storehouses of hail, 23which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?
Secondary reading — PSA 119:121-136
121I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. 122Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise. 124Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes. 125I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies. 126It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law. 127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold. 128Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way. 129Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them. 130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple. 131I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments. 132Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name. 133Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me. 134Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts. 135Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes. 136My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.