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and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand has he hid me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close:
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The Weapon is the Word
Commentators unanimously explain that the "sharp sword" and "polished arrow" are powerful metaphors for the words of the Messiah. His authority and victory come through his teaching and the Gospel, which penetrates hearts, convicts of sin, and conquers spiritually. As John Calvin notes, Christ's power is in his doctrine, not in military force.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he has made my mouth - The idea here is, that he had qualified him for a convincing and powerful eloquence—for the utterance of words wh…
19th Century
Anglican
He has made my mouth like a sharp sword. —The words indicate at once the spiritual nature of the “Servant’s” victories. I…
Baptist
Listen, O isles, to me, and listen, you people from afar; The LORD has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother he has made mentio…
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16th Century
Protestant
And he has placed my mouth as a sharp sword; he employs a twofold comparison, that of “a sword” and of “a quiver,” to denote the power and…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword Or, "he has put his words in my mouth as a sharp sword," as the Targum; …
The great Author of redemption shows the authority for his work. The sword of his word slays the lusts of his people, and all at enmity with them. …
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13th Century
Catholic
Give ear, you islands. In this part, he describes the order of liberation in more detail. Regarding this, he does two things:
