13Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world?
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Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being his counsellor hath taught him? …
For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? …
And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? …
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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