He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
Parallel translations
- WEB But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
- KJV But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
- NKJV But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand.
- NASB “But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the strong.
- NLT He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.
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God saves the needy from the sword of the mouth and from the hand of the mighty. It celebrates his rescue of the poor from slander and oppression.
Overview
Eliphaz praises God as deliverer of the helpless from cutting words and powerful oppressors. This care for the vulnerable reflects God's consistent concern for the weak. It foreshadows the ministry of Jesus, who came to bring good news to the poor and release to the oppressed, embodying the God who defends those without earthly defenders.
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Cross-references · 9
- Ps 35:10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
- Ps 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
- Ps 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
- Ps 107:41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
- Ps 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
- Job 4:10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Ps 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
- Ps 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
- Ps 72:12–13For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
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