Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
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Gill's Exposition
And these things thou hast hid in thine heart,.... Meaning, either the mercies and favours he had indulged him with; these he seemed to conceal and suppress the memory of, as if they had never been,…
Barnes' Notes
Thy visitation hath preserved my spirit - Thy constant care; thy watchful providence; thy superintendence. The word rendered visitation (פקדה peqûddâh) means properly the mustering of an army, the…
In these verses we may observe,
I. How Job eyes God as his Creator and preserver, and describes his dependence upon him as the author and upholder of his being. This is one of the first things we are…
Cambridge Bible
granted me life and favour i. e. granted me life and shewn me loving kindness. The verse speaks of God's dealing with Job from the time he was born and became a living man.
thy visitation i. e. thy…
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