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title: "Wesley"
description: "Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; Preserved — From all those miseries which now I feel. When his candle shined upon"
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Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
*Preserved* — From all those miseries which now I feel.

When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
*Darkness* — I passed safely through many difficulties, and dangers, and common calamities.

When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
*Seat* — When I caused the seat of justice to be set for me. By this, and several other expressions, it appears that Job was a magistrate.
*Street* — In that open place, near the gate, where the people assembled for the administration of justice.

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
*Cleaved* — It lay as still as if he had done so.

When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
*Witness* — Gave testimony to my pious, and just, and blameless conversation.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
*Put on, …* — Perhaps he did not wear these: but his steady justice was to him instead of all those ornaments.

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
*Multiply* — See how apt even good men are, to set death at a distance from them!

My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
*Glory* — My reputation was growing every day.
*Bow* — My strength which is signified by a bow, [Genesis 49:24](../../../kjv/genesis/49/24); [1 Samuel 2:4](../../../kjv/1-samuel/2/4), because in ancient times the bow and arrows were the principal instruments of war.

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
*Dropped* — As the rain, which when it comes down gently upon the earth, is most acceptable and beneficial to it.

If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
*Laughed* — Carried myself so familiarly with them, that they could scarce believe their eyes and ears.
*Cast not down* — They were cautious not to give me any occasion to change my countenance towards them.

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
*I chose* — They sought to me for advice in all difficult cases, and I directed them what methods they should take.
*Sat* — As a prince or judge, while they stood waiting for my counsel.
*A king* — Whose presence puts life, and courage, into the whole army.
*As one* — As I was ready to comfort any afflicted persons, so my consolations were always welcome to them.

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