8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
8 who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea;
8 All by himself he stretches out the heavens and strides on the waves of the sea.
8 He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea;
8 He alone has spread out the heavens and marches on the waves of the sea.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 9:8
Commentary on Job 9:1-13
(Read Job 9:1-13)
In this answer Job declared that he did not doubt the justice of God, when he denied himself to be a hypocrite; for how should man be just with God? Before him he pleaded guilty of sins more than could be counted; and if God should contend with him in judgment, he could not justify one out of a thousand, of all the thoughts, words, and actions of his life; therefore he deserved worse than all his present sufferings. When Job mentions the wisdom and power of God, he forgets his complaints. We are unfit to judge of God's proceedings, because we know not what he does, or what he designs. God acts with power which no creature can resist. Those who think they have strength enough to help others, will not be able to help themselves against it.