Julie
Bildad tells Job that God only punishes the wicked, so he must be doing wrong in the eyes of God to be suffering the way that he is.
This psalm is praising the Lord for his good works. It reminds us that God is righteous, forgiving, and merciful and that he keeps his word. It reminds us that all of this can be proven through scripture. I want to focus on the last line. "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever." I know that it sounds weird that we should fear and love the Lord, but we grew up fearing and loving our parents because we didn't want to get in trouble for wrongdoing and this relationship should be the same. We should fear what will happen if we stray, but know that God loves us unconditionally and that as long as we can repent (and not do things on purpose expecting forgiveness) then he will forgive us and live up to his end of the promises.
Michelle
It does seem that Bildad is saying that. At the beginning it doesn't sound like that though when he says, "Be sensible, and then we can talk. Why are we regarded as cattle and considered stupid in your sight? You who tear yourself to pieces in your anger, is the earth to be abandoned for your sake? Or must the rocks be moved from their place?". It seems he is asking Job if he is more important than everyone else in God's eyes and then accuses him of being wicked.
I think you said it perfectly. We are taught to fear and love our parents and want to do right by them. This seems to come from God though as this is what God asks of us as well.
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