All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

All my bones shall say - A similar expression occurs in (Psalms 51:8): That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

All my bones. —As we say, “all the fibres of my body” (Psalms 34:20).

The poor ... the poor. —B…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O Jehovah! who is like thee? Here he explains more fully the nature of his joy in the salvation of God of which he had spoken, showing tha…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

All my bones shall say
So, in a figurative sense, vexation and disquietude are ascribed to the bones, ([Reference Ps…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It is nothing new for the most righteous people, and the most righteous cause, to meet with enemies. This is a fruit of the old enmity in the seed …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. In the preceding psalms, the dignity of the just was made manifest; now help is implored against the persecutions of the wicked.

He…

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