Will God have no pity upon one whose whole life has been spent at the point of death? Could this be said of Israel as a nation? -From youth" is of course frequently used of the nation (Psalms 129:1-2; Jeremiah 32:30; &c.), but Israel's existence had not been continuously wretched and precarious.

while I suffer&c. I have borne thy terrors (till) I am distracted. Terrorsis a favourite word with Job. The word rendered distractedoccurs here only and is of doubtful meaning. Possibly it is a false reading for another word meaning faintor stupefied(Psalms 38:8).

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