When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.
Ver. 7. When they took hold of thee by thy hand,] i.e., Made a covenant with thee, and hoped for help from thee. See Job 8:20. The Holy Scripture is its own best interpreter.
Thou didst break.] So unfaithful are many friends, so uncertain are all human helps.
And madest all their loins to be at a stand.] Thou leftest them in the lurch, as we say, to shift for themselves as they could.