“He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.”
The psalmist declares that God protects all the bones of the righteous and not one of them is broken. The imagery of protecting bones and ensuring none are broken employs language of physical and structural integrity. The verse suggests that God's protection extends to the most fundamental and physical aspects of existence. The promise that "not one of them is broken" suggests meticulous care and comprehensive protection.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:20
A psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he departed. 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, “He affected”? He was full of affection. For what is so full of affection as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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