For I am full of words; the spirit within me compels me, establishing Elihu's sense of being full to bursting with words and driven by an internal spirit to speak, suggesting that Elihu experiences his need to speak as irresistible compulsion. The fullness of words suggests abundance of things to say. The compelling spirit suggests internal force driving speech. The verse emphasizes that Elihu's speaking feels to him like divine necessity.

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