Daily Meditation
19 Behold, this is
the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow.
Today’s Reading
Job
Chapter 8
Doth the Almighty
pervert justice?
1 Then answered
Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long wilt thou speak these things? and how
long shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong wind? 3 Doth God pervert
judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice? 4 If thy children have sinned
against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; 5 if thou
wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; 6 if
thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the
habitation of thy righteousness prosperous. 7 Though thy beginning was small, yet
thy latter end should greatly increase.
8 For enquire, I pray thee,
of the former age, and prepare thyself to the search of their fathers: 9 (for
we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a
shadow:) 10 shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of
their heart? 11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow without
water? 12 Whilst it is yet in his greenness, and not cut down, it withereth
before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; and the
hypocrite’s hope shall perish: 14 whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust
shall be a spider’s web. 15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not
stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. 16 He is green before
the sun, and his branch shooteth forth in his garden. 17 His roots are wrapped
about the heap, and seeth the place of stones. 18 If he destroy him from his
place, then it shall deny him, saying, I have not seen thee. 19 Behold, this is
the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall others grow. 20 Behold, God will
not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: 21 till he fill
thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 22 They that hate thee
shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to
nought.
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