If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;
If you prepare your heart and reach out your hands to him;
The writer is saying that approaching God requires both inner preparation of the heart and an outward gesture of reaching toward him.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Job, a righteous man named Job faces catastrophic losses and intense suffering, prompting his friends to visit and offer explanations. Zophar, one of these friends, speaks in Chapter 11 to urge Job to purify his heart and pray directly to God, reflecting the ancient Near Eastern belief that personal sin causes hardship and that repentance brings restoration. This advice fits into the broader wisdom literature of the Old Testament, which often emphasizes moral integrity and divine justice.
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