God
Verses Mentioning God
As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me not.
Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand thou opposest thyself against me.
Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dissolvest my substance.
For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Howbeit he will not stretch out his hand to the grave, though they cry in his destruction.
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.
But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God thrusteth him down, not man.
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay.
Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy,
He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.
Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not account of any of his matters.