7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
7 There the upright can establish their innocence before him, and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.
7 There an upright man could argue with him, and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
7 He'd see a straight-living man standing before him; my Judge would acquit me for good of all charges.
7 There the upright could reason with Him, And I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
7 Honest people can reason with him, so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 23:7
Commentary on Job 23:1-7
(Read Job 23:1-7)
Job appeals from his friends to the just judgement of God. He wants to have his cause tried quickly. Blessed be God, we may know where to find him. He is in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself; and upon a mercy-seat, waiting to be gracious. Thither the sinner may go; and there the believer may order his cause before Him, with arguments taken from his promises, his covenant, and his glory. A patient waiting for death and judgment is our wisdom and duty, and it cannot be without a holy fear and trembling. A passionate wishing for death or judgement is our sin and folly, and ill becomes us, as it did Job.