He keeps one from the pit, a life from perishing by 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].
rescuing his soul from corruption and his life from passing away by the sword.
Rescuing his soul from corruption: and his life from passing to the sword.
