21 Thou dost not take away my transgression, And cause to pass away mine iniquity, Because now, for dust I lie down: And Thou hast sought me -- and I am not!
If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,
`And the multitude of those sleeping in the dust of the ground do awake, some to life age-during, and some to reproaches -- to abhorrence age-during.
and ye have known that he was manifested that our sins he may take away, and sin is not in him;
if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;
on the morrow John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, `Lo, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;
Who `is' a God like Thee? taking away iniquity, And passing by the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance, He hath not retained for ever His anger, Because He -- He delighteth `in' kindness. He doth turn back, He pitieth us, He doth subdue our iniquities, And Thou castest into the depths of the sea all their sins.
Why for ever dost Thou forget us? Thou forsakest us for length of days! Turn us back, O Jehovah, unto Thee, And we turn back, renew our days as of old. For hast Thou utterly rejected us? Thou hast been wroth against us -- exceedingly?
We -- we have transgressed and rebelled, Thou -- Thou hast not forgiven. Thou hast covered Thyself with anger, And dost pursue us; Thou hast slain -- Thou hast not pitied. Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud, So that prayer doth not pass through.
And the heart of David smiteth him, after that he hath numbered the people, and David saith unto Jehovah, `I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, and now, O Jehovah, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.'
`Thy dead live -- My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs `is' thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.
And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
And he passeth away, and lo, he is not, And I seek him, and he is not found!
And he -- to the graves he is brought. And over the heap a watch is kept. Sweet to him have been the clods of the valley, And after him every man he draweth, And before him there is no numbering.
How many iniquities and sins have I? My transgression and my sin let me know. Why dost Thou hide Thy face? And reckonest me for an enemy to Thee?
Remember, I pray Thee, That as clay Thou hast made me, And unto dust Thou dost bring me back.
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Commentary on Job 7 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 7
Job, in this chapter, goes on to express the bitter sense he had of his calamities and to justify himself in his desire of death.
Job 7:1-6
Job is here excusing what he could not justify, even his inordinate desire of death. Why should he not wish for the termination of life, which would be the termination of his miseries? To enforce this reason he argues,
Job 7:7-16
Job, observing perhaps that his friends, though they would not interrupt him in his discourse, yet began to grow weary, and not to heed much what he said, here turns to God, and speaks to him. If men will not hear us, God will; if men cannot help us, he can; for his arm is not shortened, neither is his ear heavy. Yet we must not go to school to Job here to learn how to speak to God; for, it must be confessed, there is a great mixture of passion and corruption in what he here says. But, if God be not extreme to mark what his people say amiss, let us also make the best of it. Job is here begging of God either to ease him or to end him. He here represents himself to God,
Job 7:17-21
Job here reasons with God,