He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
The verse belongs to a portrayal of human wickedness that presents justice as calling for the punishment of the incorrigible wrongdoer. That portrayal sets forth the Lord's anger against sin, yet holds that just anger together with His mercy and loving-kindness.
Together with Psalm 22, the verse prophesies the humiliation of Christ as man's substitute. In that humiliation He took man's weaknesses, infirmities, and sins so fully as to identify Himself with man in all failings and sufferings and to be brought very low. He poured out His soul in agony for God's help, and read with Hebrews 5:7 this reveals how great the sacrifice He made for man was.
The verse belongs to a portrayal of human wickedness that presents justice as calling for the punishment of the incorrigible wrongdoer. That portrayal sets forth the Lord's anger against sin, yet holds that just anger together with His mercy and loving-kindness.
Together with Psalm 22, the verse prophesies the humiliation of Christ as man's substitute. In that humiliation He took man's weaknesses, infirmities, and sins so fully as to identify Himself with man in all failings and sufferings and to be brought very low. He poured out His soul in agony for God's help, and read with Hebrews 5:7 this reveals how great the sacrifice He made for man was.