And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.
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Gill's Exposition
And I looked, and there was none to help,.... As, in the first redemption and salvation by Christ here on earth, there were none among the angels, nor any of the sons of men, to help him and assist…
Barnes' Notes
And I looked and there was none to help - The same sentiment is expressed in Isa 59:16 (see the note at that verse). None to uphold - None to sustain or assist. The design is to express the fact that…
Adam Clarke
And my fury "And mine indignation" - For וחמתי vachamathi, nineteen MSS. (three ancient) of Kennicott's, nine of De Rossi's, and one of mine, and four editions, have וצדקתי vetsidkathi, and my…
It is a glorious victory that is here enquired into first and then accounted for. 1. It is a victory obtained by the providence of God over the enemies of Israel; over the Babylonians (say some), whom…
Cambridge Bible
Comp. ch. Isa 59:16. The verse explains why it is that Jehovah treads the winepress "alone" (Isa 63:63). The expectation that some human helper would appear on the side of Jehovah is more remarkable…
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