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A Life in Constant Danger
Commentators unanimously explain that the phrase "my soul is continually in my hand" is a Hebrew idiom for living in constant, life-threatening danger. It evokes the image of carrying something precious that could be snatched away at any moment. Scholars like Albert Barnes and John Calvin clarify that this is the opposite of the phrase "in God's hands," which implies security. The psalmist is stating that his life is always in jeopardy.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 119:109
18th Century
Theologian
My soul is continually in my hand — The Septuagint renders this, "My soul is always in thy hands," but the Hebrew will not support …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 119:109
19th Century
Bishop
My soul. —For this figure of peril see Judges 12:3; 1 Samuel 19:5, etc.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 119:109
19th Century
Preacher
Yet do I not forget your law.
"Even if I have to die for it, I am willing to die for it. If I have to lay down my life because I wil…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 119:109
16th Century
Theologian
My soul is continually in my hand. He declares that no calamities, afflictions, or dangers which he had experienced had withdrawn him from…
John Gill
On Psalms 119:109
17th Century
Pastor
My soul [is] continually in my hand
In the utmost jeopardy, always exposed to danger, ever delivered unto death; kil…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 119:105–112
17th Century
Minister
The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with …