Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
Ver. 19. Will he esteem thy riches?] Tremellius rendereth it, thy nobility. Others read it thus, Will he regard thy crying in thine adversity? Or, That thou shouldest not abide in adversity? See Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:4, See Trapp on " Pro 10:2 " See Trapp on " Pro 11:4 "
No, not gold] Which yet can do much with men. The Hebrew word signifieth finest gold, Job 22:24, and hath its name from defending, because gold is a man's defence: with men it may be so, but not with God, Zephaniah 1:18; see the note there. Others read it, No, not in affliction.
Nor all the forces of strength] Which are poor things in comparison to God, whose weakness is stronger than men, 1 Corinthians 1:25. He need but to arise, and his enemies shall be scattered; yea, all that hate him shall fly before him, Psalms 68:1. As the rocks repel the greatest waves, so doth God his enemies, Conantia frangere franguut.