Job 8:21

“Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.] Directing himself to Job; and suggesting, that if he was a perfect, sincere, and upright man. God would not cast him away utterly, but help him out of his present circumstances, and restore him to prosperity; and not leave him until he had filled his heart with so much joy, that his mouth and lips, being also full of it, should break forth in strong expressions of it, and in the most exulting strains, as if it was a time of jubilee with him; (see <19C602>Psalm 126:2); but Bildad tacitly insinuates that Job was not a perfect and good man but an evil doer, whom God had cast away and would not help; and this he concluded from…”

“Till--literally, "to the point that"; God's blessing on thee, when repentant, will go on increasing to the point that, or until, &c.”

“Till he fill thy mouth with laughing - Until he make thee completely happy. The word rendered “till” (עד ‛ad), is rendered by Dr. Good, “even yet.” Noyes, following Houbigant, DeWette, and Michaelis, proposes to change the pointing, and to read עד ‛ôd, instead of עד ‛ad - meaning, “while.” The verse is connected with that which follows, and the particle used here evidently means “while,” or “even yet” - and the whole passage means, “if you return to God, he will even yet fill you with joy, while those who hate you shall be clothed with shame. God will show you favor, but the dwelling of the wicked shall come to naught.” The object of the passage is to induce Job to return to God, with the…”

“'Till, &c. - And what I have said in general of good men, shall be made good to thee, if thou art such: God will not forsake thee, nor desist from doing thee good, 'till he give thee abundant matter of rejoicing. Next: Job Chapter 9”

“he fill: Gen 21:6; Psa 126:2, Psa 126:6; Luk 6:21 rejoicing: Heb. shouting for joy, Ezr 3:11-13; Neh 12:43; Psa 32:11, Psa 98:4, Psa 100:1; Isa 65:13, Isa 65:14 Job 8:22”