John Trapp on Job 10:12

Verſe 12. Thou haſt granted me life] i. e. Into my body thus formed and organized, thou haſt infuſed a ſoul,Vatab. that principle of life quickned me in the womb, and brought me alive out of it: which becauſe it is a miracle of mercy, therefore [illegible: 1 word] addeth favour, thou haſt granted me (Heb. thou haſt wrought with me) life and fav[illegible: 3 letters]. Thou haſt dealt life and goodneſſe unto me; that is, thou haſt given me life accompanied with thy goodneſſe and bleſſings; ſo Beza ſenſeth it. Some underſtand it of the reaſonable ſoul; others of the beauty of the body according to Iſa. 40 6.

And thy viſitation hath preſerved my Spirit] i. e. Thy good providence hath ſafe guarded me from innumerable deaths and dangers. Puerilitas eſt periculorum pelagus, children are apt to run into miſchief; and thoſe of riper years are ſubject to a thouſand diſaſters and evil-occurrences. Gods ſpecial care is exerciſed over his, as is ſweetly expreſſed Pſalm 121. and Pſalm 23. (Davids paſtoral:) and Pſalm 3. where David doubteth not of ſafety, though aſleep, and in the midſt of enemies, becauſe God ſuſtained him: when as Samſon and Iſhboſheth, a ſleep in the midſt of friends, were circumvented, becauſe deſerted by him: oh pray, pray, that the Lord Jeſus Chriſt would be ever with our ſpirits: viſit him in duty, that he may viſit us in mercy.