Job 37:1-16

New Living Translation

37 “My heart pounds as I think of this.
    It trembles within me.
² Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
    as it rolls from his mouth.
³ It rolls across the heavens,
    and his lightning flashes in every direction.
⁴ Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
    the tremendous voice of his majesty.
    He does not restrain it when he speaks.
⁵ God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
    We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.

⁶ “He directs the snow to fall on the earth
    and tells the rain to pour down.
⁷ Then everyone stops working
    so they can watch his power.
⁸ The wild animals take cover
    and stay inside their dens.
⁹ The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
    and the driving winds bring the cold.
¹⁰ God’s breath sends the ice,
    freezing wide expanses of water.
¹¹ He loads the clouds with moisture,
    and they flash with his lightning.
¹² The clouds churn about at his direction.
    They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
¹³ He makes these things happen either to punish people
    or to show his unfailing love.

¹⁴ “Pay attention to this, Job.
    Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
¹⁵ Do you know how God controls the storm
    and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
¹⁶ Do you understand how he moves the clouds
    with wonderful perfection and skill?