Job 22:26
For then wilt thou have in the Almighty thy delight, and thou canst lift up unto God thy face.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
In Context
25Then will the Almighty be thy precious metal, and brightly-shining silver unto thee.
27Thou wilt make entreaty unto him, and he will hear thee, and thy vows wilt thou pay.
Cross References
Job 27:10Or can he find delight in the Almighty? can he call on God at all times?
Psalms 25:1“Of David.” Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Psalms 86:4Cause to rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift my soul.
Song of Solomon 2:3Like the apple-tree among the trees of the forest, so is my friend among the young men: under his shadow do I ardently wish to sit, and his fruit is sweet to my palate.
Matthew Henry on Job 22:22-30
The Good Counsel of Eliphaz; Encouragements to Return to God. ( b. c. 1520.) 21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have… Read the whole commentary →