But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
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Gill's Exposition
But he saveth the poor,.... Who are so in a literal sense, and whom the Lord saves with a temporal salvation; these being the butt of the crafty, wise, and cunning, on whom their eyes are, for whom…
Barnes' Notes
But he saveth the poor from the sword - He shows himself to be the friend and protector of the defenseless. The phrase “from the sword, from their mouth,” has been variously interpreted. Dr. Good…
Eliphaz, having touched Job in a very tender part, in mentioning both the loss of his estate and the death of his children as the just punishment of his sin, that he might not drive him to despair,…
Cambridge Bible
but He saveth Rather, so He saveth. The salvation of the poor is the consequence of defeating the devices of the crafty, as it is the object in view.
from the sword, from their mouth It is evident…
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