26Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
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Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? …
Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-33)Elihu is here endeavouring to possess Job with great and high thoughts of God, and so to persuade him into a cheerful submission to his providence. I. He represents the work of God, in general, as illustrious and conspicuous, Job 36:24. His whole work is so. God does nothing mean. This is a good reason why we should acquiesce in all the operations of his providence concerning us in particular. His…
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