ייִדישער מחשבֿה אויף איוב 39:20

God, our Lord…. – The difficulty with this verse is apparent. How does “placing Your glory above the heavens” lead to “Your name [being] glorious throughout the earth”? Our Sages already focused on this [matter], explaining that [this verse] alludes to [the request] the angels [made] at [the time of] the Giving of the Torah.⁷Shabbos 88b relates that at the time of the Giving of the Torah, the angels requested of God, “Place Your glory above the heavens,” i.e., “Grant ‘Your glory’ – the Torah – to heavenly beings – the angels.” I maintain that – consonant with the simple meaning of the verse – the intent is: “How glorious and powerful will Your name be throughout the earth when You place Your glory above all the heavens and their hosts!” How will God’s glory become apparent over the heavens? By disrupting the celestial order from the pattern that was decreed. This certainly [reflects] glory. This verse uses the word hodcha, which we have translated as “Your glory.” [However, hod] can also mean “strength”, as Ralbag interprets the verse,⁸Iyov 39:20. “The power (hod) of His sneezing is awesome.”