Albert Barnes Commentary Job 24:22

"Yet [God] preserveth the mighty by his power: He riseth up that hath no assurance of life." — Job 24:22 (ASV)

He draws also the mighty with his power — The word translated "draws" here (משׁך mâshak) means to draw, and then to lay hold of, to take, to take away, and therefore to remove or destroy (Psalms 28:3; Ezekiel 22:20).

The idea here seems to be that his acts of oppression and cruelty were not confined to the poor and the defenseless. Even the great and the mighty were also exposed, and he spared no one. No one was safe, and no rights could be regarded as secure.

The character described here is one that pertains to a tyrant or a conqueror, and Job probably meant to describe some such mighty man, who was equally regardless of the rights of the high and the low.

He rises up — When he rises up—that is, when he embarks on an enterprise or goes forth to accomplish his wicked purposes.

And no one is sure of life — From the dread of him, even the great and mighty have no security. This language aptly describes the character of an Oriental despot. Having absolute power, no one, not even the highest in rank, can feel that his life is safe if the monarch becomes offended in any way. Yet, Job says that even such a despot was permitted to live in prosperity and to die without any remarkable proof of divine displeasure.