That thou shouldest take knowledge of me— To take knowledge, in Scripture, frequently signifies to shew kindness, and is the effect of finding grace, 1:e. favour with any one. The reason of this favour from Boaz to Ruth is mentioned in the next verses, which give us a favourable idea of Boaz. The phrase in the 12th verse, under the wings of the Lord, which is very usual with the Psalmist, is a metaphor taken from the Cherubim, whose wings spread over and covered the mercy-seat.
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Ruth 2:10
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?