“Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
Job 37:23 - Revised Standard Version The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Touching the Almighty, we cannot find Him out; He is excellent in power; and to justice and plenteous righteousness He does no violence [He will disregard no right]. [I Tim. 6:16.] American Standard Version (1901) Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: He is excellent in power; And in justice and plenteous righteousness he will not afflict. Common English Bible As for the Almighty, we can’t find him— he is powerful and just, abundantly righteous— he won’t respond. Catholic Public Domain Version We are not worthy to be able to find him. Great in strength, great in judgment, great in justice: he is indescribable. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version We cannot find him worthily. He is great in strength, and in judgment, and in justice: and he is ineffable. |
“Can you find out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
It is higher than heaven —what can you do? Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways; and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”
Behold, God is great, and we know him not; the number of his years is unsearchable.
I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
“Behold, God is mighty, and does not despise any; he is mighty in strength of understanding.
Teach us what we shall say to him; we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
Out of the north comes golden splendor; God is clothed with terrible majesty.
If it is a contest of strength, behold him! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon him?
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God;
and that to thee, O Lord, belongs steadfast love. For thou dost requite a man according to his work.
who by thy strength hast established the mountains, being girded with might;
Say to God, “How terrible are thy deeds! So great is thy power that thy enemies cringe before thee.
The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed, he is girded with strength. Yea, the world is established; it shall never be moved;
Mighty King, lover of justice, thou hast established equity; thou hast executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
He has made everything beautiful in its time; also he has put eternity into man's mind, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
Declare and present your case; let them take counsel together! Who told this long ago? Who declared it of old? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no other god besides me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none besides me.
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live?
For I have no pleasure in the death of any one, says the Lord God; so turn, and live.”
Say to them, As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways; for why will you die, O house of Israel?
All things have been delivered to me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is except the Son and any one to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
O the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
For they disciplined us for a short time at their pleasure, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness.