15Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?
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Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. …
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea. …
Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-20)Elihu here addresses himself closely to Job, desiring him to apply what he had hitherto said to himself. He begs that he would hearken to this discourse (Job 37:14), that he would pause awhile: Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God . What we hear is not likely to profit us unless we consider it, and we are not likely to consider things fully unless we stand still and compose ourselve…
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