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Psalms 74:11

Psalms 74:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

withdrawest: ;

pluck it out: As the outward habit of the easterns has no sleeves, the hands and arms are frequently covered with the folds of the robe; and, in order to do anything, the hand must be disentangled, and drawn out. ,

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