Job 27:10
Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?
In Context
9Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
Cross References
Psalms 14:4Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
Psalms 43:4Then I will go up to the altar of God, to the God of my joy; I will be glad and give praise to you on an instrument of music, O God, my God.
Habakkuk 3:18Still, I will be glad in the Lord, my joy will be in the God of my salvation.
Luke 18:1And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
Ephesians 6:18With prayers and deep desires, making requests at all times in the Spirit, and keeping watch, with strong purpose, in prayer for all the saints,
Matthew Henry on Job 27:8-11
Condition of Hypocrites. ( b. c. 1520.) 7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous. 8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God? Job having solemnly protested the satisfaction he had in his integrity, for the further clearing of himself, here expresses the dread he had of being found a hypocrite.… Read the whole commentary →