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1 Oh, my mind is disturbed by this and is more troubled than usual.
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“At this my heart pounds and leaps from its place.
2 Listen closely to the rumble of his voice, the roar issuing from his mouth.
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Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice, to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He looses it under the whole sky, his lightning on earth's edges.
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He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven and sends it to the ends of the earth.
4 After it, a voice roars; he thunders with a mighty voice, and no one can stop it when his voice is heard.
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After that comes the sound of his roar; he thunders with his majestic voice. When his voice resounds, he holds nothing back.
5 God roars with his wondrous voice; he does great things we can't know.
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God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding.
6 He says to the snow, "Fall to earth," and to the downpour of rain, "Be a mighty shower."
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He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the rain shower, ‘Be a mighty downpour.’
7 He stamps the hand of every person so all can know his work.
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So that everyone he has made may know his work, he stops all people from their labor.
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