- My soul:
- Rather, "My life naphshee is continually in my hand;" i.e., it is in constant danger; every hour I am on the confines of death. The LXX, Syriac, and Ethiopic read, "in thy hand;" but this is a conjectural and useless alteration. "And when I sawª° that¹ ye deliveredª° [me] not,¹ I putª° my lifeª in my hands,ª and passed overª° against¹ the childrenª of Ammon,ª and the LORDª deliveredª° them into my hand:ª wherefore¹ then are ye come upª° unto¹ me this¹ day,ª to fightª° against me?" {Jdg 12:3} + "For he did putª°¹ his lifeª in his hand,ª and slewª°¹ the Philistine,ª and the LORDª wroughtª° a greatª salvationª for all¹ Israel:ª thou sawestª° [it], and didst rejoice:ª° wherefore¹ then wilt thou sinª° against innocentª blood,ª to slayª°¹ Davidª without a cause?ª" {1Sm 19:5} + "And Davidª swareª° moreover,¹ and said,ª° Thy fatherª certainly²° knowethª° that¹ I have foundª° graceª in thine eyes;ª and he saith,ª° Let not¹ Jonathanª knowª° this,¹ lest¹ he be grieved:ª° but trulyª [as] the LORDª liveth,ª and [as] thy soulª liveth,ª [there¹ is] but a stepª between¹ me and death.ª" {1Sm 20:3} + "Wherefore¹¹ do I takeª° my fleshª in my teeth,ª and putª° my lifeª in mine hand?ª" {Job 13:14} + "Asª it is written,ª°² For thy² sakeª¹ we are killedª° allª the¹ day¹ long;² we are accountedª° asª sheepª for the slaughter.ª" {Rom 8:36} + "I protest¹ by² your²¹ rejoicingª² whichª I haveª° inª Christª Jesusª ourª Lord,ª I dieª° daily.ªª" {1Co 15:31} + "Are¹ they²° ministersª of Christ?² (I¹ speakª° as a fool)ª° Iª [am] more;ª inª laboursª more abundant,ª inª stripesª above measure,ª inª prisonsª more frequent,ª inª deathsª oft.ª" {2Co 11:23}
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