Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?
Parallel translations
- WEB Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?
- KJV Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
- NKJV Will he delight himself in the Almighty? Will he always call on God?
- NASB “Or will he take pleasure in the Almighty? Will he call on God at all times?
- NLT Can they take delight in the Almighty? Can they call to God at any time?
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Quick answer
Job asks whether the godless delights in God or prays at all times. It matters because true relationship with God is shown by constant delight and prayer.
Overview
Job continues that the godless man does not delight himself in the Almighty nor call on God in every season, but only when desperate. Genuine faith finds its joy in God and seeks Him continually, not merely in emergencies. This portrait of constant delight in God describes the very life into which Christ brings His people through abiding fellowship.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Job 22:26–27Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- Hab 3:18yet I will exult in the LORD; I will rejoice in the God of my salvation!
- 1 Th 5:17Pray without ceasing.
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- Acts 10:2He and all his household were devout and God-fearing. He gave generously to the people and prayed to God regularly.
- Luke 18:1Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart:
- Eph 6:18Pray in the Spirit at all times, with every kind of prayer and petition. To this end, stay alert with all perseverance in your prayers for all the saints.
- Ps 78:34–36When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
- Matt 13:21But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
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