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All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, Who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"

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Praise from Your Core

Commentators explain that the phrase "all my bones shall say" is a powerful metaphor for whole-bodied praise. It describes a deep, physical response from the very core of one's being after deliverance from crushing circumstances. It means to glorify God with every fiber of your being and all your strength.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Psalms 35:10

18th Century

Theologian

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

On Psalms 35:10

19th Century

Bishop

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

The poor ... the poor. —B…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Psalms 35:10

16th Century

Theologian

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…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Psalms 35:10

17th Century

Pastor

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Psalms 35:1–10

17th Century

Minister

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 …