Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
Though he slay me - I have no dependence but God; I trust in him alone. Should he even destroy my life by this affliction, yet will I hope that when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold. In the common printed Hebrew text we have lo ayachel , I will Not hope; but the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Chaldee have read lo , Him, instead of lo Not; with twenty-nine of Kennicott' s and De Rossi' s MSS., and the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglots. Our translators have followed the best reading. Coverdale renders the verse thus: Lo, there is nether comforte ner hope for me, yf he wil slaye me.
But I will maintain mine own ways - I am so conscious of my innocence, that I fear not to defend myself from your aspersions, even in the presence of my Maker.
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