He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary ? let him come near to me.
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Gill's Exposition
He is near that justifieth me,.... His Father was "near" him in his whole state of humiliation; he left him not alone; he was at his right hand, and therefore he was not moved; and "justified" him…
Barnes' Notes
He is near that justifieth me - That is, God, who will vindicate my character, and who approves what I do, does not leave nor forsake me, and I can with confidence commit myself and my cause to him…
Our Lord Jesus, having proved himself able to save, here shows himself as willing as he is able to save, here shows himself as willing as he is able. We suppose the prophet Isaiah to say something of…
The consciousness of innocence is expressed (as often in the Book of Job) under the conception of a legal process.
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