Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
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TSK · Job 37:23
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If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty! If of justice, 'Who,' says he, 'will summon me?'
"With God is wisdom and might. He has counsel and understanding.
Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?"
Behold, God is great, and we don't know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.
For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
How precious is your loving kindness, God! The children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings.
Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work. A Psalm by David, when he was in the desert of Judah.
Tell God, "How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever;
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
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; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Yahweh; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?
Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the Kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.'
Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!
For they indeed, for a few days, punished us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we may be partakers of his holiness.