He sent His Word. He sendeth. This is the key-note to the whole book. All blessing is bound up in this. Note the prophetic reference to Christ, the Living Word (John 1:1; John 1:2; John 1:14 and contrast with the written Word (Psalms 119). See the Structure, p. 826.
sent =sendeth.
healed . healeth.
delivered =delivereth.
destructions. graves. Hebrew shahath. Occurs only here andLam 4:20. The Divine Deliverer was "taken in their pits", and He alone can deliver from the grave.