Job 33:30
And he has delivered my soul from death, that my life may praise him in the light.
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
In Context
29Behold, all these things, the Mighty One works in a threefold manner with a man.
31Listen, Job, and hear me: be silent, and I will speak.
Cross References
Job 33:24he will support him, that he should not perish, and will restore his body as fresh plaster upon a wall; and he will fill his bones with morrow.
Psalms 40:1Blessed is the man who thinks, on the poor and needy: the Lord shall deliver him in an evil day. 1
Psalms 118:17Render a recompense to your servant: so shall I live, and keep your words. 1
Isaiah 38:17For you have chosen my soul, that it should not perish: and you have cast all my sins behind me.
Matthew Henry on Job 33:30-33
29 Lo, all these things worketh God oftentimes with man, 30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for I desire to justify thee. 33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall teach thee wisdom. We have here the conclusion of this first part of Elihu's discourse, in which, 1. He briefly sums up what he had said, showing that God's great… Read the whole commentary →