When I washed my steps with butter - On the word rendered “butter,” see the notes at (Isaiah 7:15). It properly means c…

When I washed my steps with butter
Not the steps of his house or palace; for to have done this, or his servants by h…

Job proceeds to contrast his former prosperity with his present misery, through God's withdrawing from him. A gracious soul delights in God's smile…

Previously, Job had shown in general terms why it is not contrary to divine justice for the wicked to prosper while the good—who are given greater …