Job 5:8
I, however, would have besought God, and unto God would I have committed my cause;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause:
In Context
7But man is born unto trouble, as young birds take up their flight.
9Who doth great things which are unsearchable, marvelous things till they are without number;
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in distress, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
Job 11:13If thou truly direct [aright] thy heart, and spread out thy hands toward him: —
Job 22:27Thou wilt make entreaty unto him, and he will hear thee, and thy vows wilt thou pay.
Psalms 50:15And call on me on the day of distress: I will deliver thee,— and so wilt thou glorify me.”
Jeremiah 11:20But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I entrusted my cause.
Matthew Henry on Job 5:7-17
6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground; 7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. 8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: 9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: 11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. 12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their… Read the whole commentary →