ransom. redeem (with power). Hebrew. padah, to redeem by power in virtue of the legal right. See note on Exodus 13:13.
from. out of.
the power. the hand: i.e. Sheol's power (to keep in its grasp).
the grave. Sheol. See App-35.
redeem. Hebrew. ga'al, to redeem by purchase by assertion of the kinship right. Hence the other meaning of avenging. See note on Exodus 6:6.
O death. Figure of speech Apostrophe, for emphasis. Quoted in 1 Corinthians 15:54; 1 Corinthians 15:55.
I will be. where [are], &c. See note on Hosea 13:10.
thy plagues. Hebrew. deber. pestilence. Interpreted in 1 Corinthians 15:55 as "sting". First occurance. Exodus 5:3.
repentance. compassion [on them], eyes. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.