Charles Ellicott Commentary Job 40:8

"Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?" — Job 40:8 (ASV)

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? — Compare what Job said in Job 19:6-7; Job 27:2. God is about to show Job his inability to govern the world and administer judgment among men, and thus rule them morally, an inability demonstrated by his acknowledged powerlessness to govern the more formidable wild animals. If he cannot restrain them, how is it likely that he will be able to tread down the wicked in their place?

And if he cannot hold the wicked in check and compel them to submission, how then can he protect himself from their violence? How can he save himself from the outbursts of their fury? Or, if he cannot save himself from them, how much less can he deliver himself from the hand of God? If he cannot hide them in the dust together, and bind them (i.e., restrain the threats of their rage in the hidden world) in the secret prison-house, how much less can he save himself and be independent of the help of a savior?