Job 25:2

“Dominion ¹  and awesome might ²  belong to ³  God; he establishes peace in his heights. ⁴ 

1Ch 29:11,12; Job 9:2-10; Job 26:5-14; Job 40:9-14; Ps 99:1-3; Isa 57:15,19; Jer 10:6,7; Da 4:34-37; Mt 5:9; Mt 6:13; Mt 28:18; 2Co 5:18-21; Eph 1:20,21; Eph 2:16,17; Col 1:20; Jude 1:25; Re 6:16

¹ tn The word הַמְשֵׁל (hamshel) is a Hiphil infinitive absolute used as a noun. It describes the rulership or dominion that God has, that which gives power and authority.

² tn The word פָּחַד (pakhad) literally means “fear; dread,” but in the sense of what causes the fear or the dread.

³ tn Heb “[are] with him.”

⁴ sn The line says that God “makes peace in his heights.” The “heights” are usually interpreted to mean the highest heaven. There may be a reference here to combat in the spiritual world between angels and Satan. The context will show that God has a heavenly host at his disposal, and nothing in heaven or on earth can shatter his peace. “Peace” here could also signify the whole order he establishes.