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Nursing children represent the weakest and … Nursing children represent the weakest and most vulnerable part of the human race (cf. 1 Sam. 15:3; 22:29; Jer. 44:7; Lam. 1:16; Joel 2:16). In ancient Israel, "nursing children" may have included children up to three years of age.[17] The parallels between vv. 2-3 and vv. 4-5 suggest that the nursing children (v. 3) stand figuratively for all of humanity (v. 5), of which they are the weakest part. Thus, "we may take 'babes and infants' as a metaphor for the weak and inherently helpless condition of human beings."[18] More specifically, the nursing children may be an image of Israel and her kings.[19]</br>* Mouth (פִּי) is metaphorical for speech. It is through the helpless cries of children (metaphorical for the desperate prayers of his people) that YHWH protects his people.his people) that YHWH protects his people. +
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