Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword.
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.
He holds him back from the pit [of destruction], and his life from perishing by the sword [of God's destructive judgments].
He keeps one from the pit, a life from perishing by the sword.
rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword.