For many days, Job sat in shock, pain, and anger, looking for answers while listening to friends who didn’t believe in his innocence nor get why he kept questioning God. Although the Lord did not directly answer Job’s questions, His very presence quieted Job’s need to know.
Job
42:1-6 – a prayer of Job
from the King James Version of the Bible
Then Job
answered the Lord, and said,
I know
that thou canst do every thing,
and that
no thought can be
withholden
from thee.
Who is he
that hideth counsel
without
knowledge? therefore
have I
uttered that I understood not;
things
too wonderful for me,
which I
knew not.
Hear, I
beseech thee, and I will speak:
I will
demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
I have
heard of thee by the hearing of the ear:
but now
mine eye seeth thee.
Wherefore
I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
From the Book of KJV
Prayers - actual prayers from the King
James Version of the Bible (KJV) collected by Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2019
Job
42:1-6 – a prayer of Job
in contemporary English
Lord, I
know You can do anything!
No plan
of Yours can be thwarted.
You asked
why my ignorance hides
me from
seeing Your view.
All I can
say is, I didn’t understand
things
too wonderful to know.
You told
me to listen,
and You
would speak.
You told
me to answer Your questions
as I
wanted You to answer mine!
I’ve
heard a lot about You, Lord,
but now
I’ve seen You for myself.
And so I
take back my words
that
questioned You, and I
repent in
dust and ashes.
From the Book of Bible
Prayers – actual prayers of the Bible collected
from a variety of translations researched on Bible Gateway then paraphrased into everyday
English by Mary
Harwell Sayler, ©2019
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