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The Divine Justice as Supreme Power and Wisdom
v. 22. Behold, God exalteth by His power, He works loftily in His might, in all the acts of His creative power; who teacheth like Him, since He is the great Master of the universe?
v. 23. Who hath enjoined Him His way, charging Him or prescribing to Him what way He should go? Or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity? Man can but stand by in humble awe when God acts, not daring to question Him on account of any work which He does nor any judgment which He performs.
v. 24. Remember that thou magnify His work, which men behold, exalting the doing of the great Creator, about which men have always sung hymns of praise.
v. 25. Every man may see it, all people gazing on it with delight, with wondering admiration; man may behold it afar off, mortals stand in reverent contemplation of God's unparalleled majesty.
v. 26. Behold, God is great, exalted far above all human contemplation, and we know Him not, cannot grasp His majesty, even in the works of His creation, neither can the number of His years be searched out, the eternity of God is incomprehensible to mortal man, and therefore also His greatness and wisdom.
v. 27. For He maketh small the drops of water, drawing them up from the earth in the form of vapor; they pour down rain according to the vapor thereof, the mist which He spreads out in the form of clouds furnishing the rain, which again descends in drops;
v. 28. which the clouds do drop, namely, those coming up in a thick mass, as in the case of a thunder-shower, and distil upon man abundantly.
v. 29. Also, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, how they expand over the vault of heaven, or the noise of His tabernacle, the loud crashing of the great tent of the sky, when the thunderbolts shoot forth and its echoes roll between the clouds and the earth?
v. 30. Behold, He spreadeth his light upon it, He surrounds Himself with the heavenly veil of light in which He continually lives, and covereth the bottom of the sea, the roots of the sea, which are drawn up into the atmosphere in the form of clouds and thus form a veil, or covering, for the brightness of the sky and the throne of God.
v. 31. For by them judgeth He the people, by means of His lightnings and the action of His clouds the Lord gives evidence also of His power as the Judge of the world; He giveth meat in abundance, for the same agencies that show Him as the almighty Judge also yield the moisture which causes the grain to grow and furnishes food to men.
v. 32. With clouds He covereth the light, literally, "Upon both hands He covers light," namely, with the lightnings which He casts forth over the earth; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt, He sends out His lightnings against His adversaries, striking down all the hostile forces which presume to battle against Him.
v. 33. The noise thereof showeth concerning it, His alarm-cry, the noise of His thunder, announces Him, as He goes forward in His strength, the cattle also concerning the vapor, even the dumb beasts announce and indicate in their actions that He is on the march, for they instinctively feel the power of the elements as these are unloosed in a great storm. Thus is the supreme power and wisdom of the Creator made manifest and God Himself vindicated in all His actions.