12Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment.
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Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-15)The scope of Elihu’s discourse to reconcile Job to his afflictions and to pacify his spirit under them. In order to this he had shown, in the foregoing chapter, that God meant him no hurt in afflicting him, but intended it for his spiritual benefit. In this chapter he shows that he did him no wrong in afflicting him, nor punished him more than he deserved. If the former could not prevail to satisf…
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