But He saves the needy from the sword, From the mouth of the mighty, And from their hand.
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.
- BSB He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
- 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 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?”
- Ps 140:12I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.
- Ps 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
- Ps 107:41Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.
- Ps 10:14But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
- Job 4:10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
- Ps 10:17Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
- Ps 72:4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
- Ps 72:12–13For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
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