He draws up the drops of water, which distill as rain to the streams; the clouds pour down their moisture adn abundant showers fall on mankind. Who can understand how he spreads out the clouds, how he thunders from his paviliion? See how he scatters his lightning and commands it to strike its maek. His thunder announces the coming storm; even the cattle make known its approach. At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place. Listen!! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth. He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of tyhe easrth. After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back. God's voice thunders in marvelous ways;he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to teh snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour,' So that all men he has make may know his work, he stops every man from his labor. The animals take cover; they remain in their dens. The tempest comes out from its chamber, the cold from the driving winds. The breath of God produces ice, and the braod waters become frozen. He loads the clouds with moisture; he scatters his lightning through them. At his discretion they swirl around ovedr the face of the whole earth to do whatever he commands them. He brings the clouds to punish men or to water his earth and show his love.
I especially love the verse that states "he stops men from their work so they may take notice of his work." I remembered back to how many days of rain that I have had to stop and wait and how much less productive it was for me to work through the rain than to just stop and soak it in. Resting in a quiet place while God cleaned his earth. How wonderful of Job to elaquently state this observation, inspired by the Holy Spirit.
