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King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
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17. What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? 18. And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning, [and] try him every moment? 19. How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me alone till I swallow down my spittle? 20. I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myself?
Job 7:17-20 — KJV
Vanity. Literally, “breath,” “vapor,” a figure of that which is transitory. Job considers his life as of little value. He was unable to appreciate his tremendous worth in the sight of God.
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What is man? The psalmist uses similar words in a framework that extols God’s love and care (Ps. 8:3-8). Job, in his suffering, distorts the unsleeping care of God into unwelcome meddling. Job is saying in effect to God, “Why do you annoy man with your tests and trials? Look the other way. Give me time to ‘swallow down my spittle’” (Job 7:19). Unseemly words, yet God did not strike Job down for his audacious declaration.
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