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18. He looseth the bond of kings--He looseth the authority of
kings--the "bond" with which they bind their subjects
(Isa 45:1;
Ge 14:4;
Da 2:21).
a girdle--the cord, with which they are bound as captives, instead
of the royal "girdle" they once wore
(Isa 22:21),
and the bond they once bound others with. So "gird"--put on one the
bonds of a prisoner instead of the ordinary girdle
(Joh 21:18).
JFB.
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