Verse 10
10. A righteous (or just) man regardeth. יודע , ( yodhea’h,) knoweth.
The verb is used in the sense of taking care of. Compare Genesis 39:6; Psalms 1:6; Proverbs 27:23.
The life of his beast נפשׁ בהמתו ( nephesh behemto) is, perhaps, used as a periphrasis for beast; that is, for its comfort and well-being.
But the tender mercies רחמי , ( rahhame,) bowels, which the ancients regarded as the seat of the tender affections or sympathies.
Are cruel Cruelty itself; as much as to say, they possess no organs for the exercise of kindness toward either man or beast have no place for it in their constitution. On thoughtful kindness to animals, compare Deuteronomy 25:4; Leviticus 22:28; Exodus 20:10; Exodus 23:4-5; Jonah 4:11.
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