18 Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
18 Now that I have prepared my case, I know I will be vindicated.
18 Behold, I have prepared my case; I know that I shall be in the right.
18 Now that I've laid out my defense, I'm sure that I'll be acquitted.
18 See now, I have prepared my case, I know that I shall be vindicated.
18 I have prepared my case; I will be proved innocent.
2 "As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the Almighty, who has made my life bitter,
2 "As God lives, who has taken away my right, and the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
2 "God-Alive! He's denied me justice! God Almighty! He's ruined my life!
2 "As God lives, who has taken away my justice, And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
2 "I vow by the living God, who has taken away my rights, by the Almighty who has embittered my soul-
(Read Job 27:1-6)
Job's friends now suffered him to speak, and he proceeded in a grave and useful manner. Job had confidence in the goodness both of his cause and of his God; and cheerfully committed his cause to him. But Job had not due reverence when he spake of God as taking away his judgment, and vexing his soul. To resolve that our hearts shall not reproach us, while we hold fast our integrity, baffles the designs of the evil spirit.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Job 13:18
Commentary on Job 13:13-22
(Read Job 13:13-22)
Job resolved to cleave to the testimony his own conscience gave of his uprightness. He depended upon God for justification and salvation, the two great things we hope for through Christ. Temporal salvation he little expected, but of his eternal salvation he was very confident; that God would not only be his Saviour to make him happy, but his salvation, in the sight and enjoyment of whom he should be happy. He knew himself not to be a hypocrite, and concluded that he should not be rejected. We should be well pleased with God as a Friend, even when he seems against us as an enemy. We must believe that all shall work for good to us, even when all seems to make against us. We must cleave to God, yea, though we cannot for the present find comfort in him. In a dying hour, we must derive from him living comforts; and this is to trust in him, though he slay us.