He keepeth back, to wit, by these gracious admonitions, whereby he leads them to repentance, his soul; either the man, who is oft expressed by this part; or his life, as the next branch explains it. From the pit, i.e. from the grave, from death or destruction. From perishing by the sword, i.e. by some dreadful judgment of God which was ready to fall upon him.
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Job 33:18
18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishinge by the sword.