Job 29:20

“My glory [was], etc.] “Is” or “shall be”; fresh in me; or “new” f1052; renewed day by day, having fresh additions made unto it; which was true of Job’s temporal honour from among men; as a prince and civil magistrate, he had the honour given him that was due unto him, and this was continually increasing; and also of his spiritual glory, which lay, as every good man’s glory does, in the grace of God wrought in him, and in the righteousness of Christ put upon him, (<194509>Psalm 45:9,13); which grace is renewed and increased in them by the Holy Spirit, and is therefore called the renewing of the Holy Ghost; and which righteousness is revealed “from faith to faith”, ( <450117>Romans 1:17), from…”

“My renown, like my bodily health, was continually fresh. bow--Metaphor from war, for, my strength, which gains me "renown," was ever renewed (Jer 49:35).”

“My glory was fresh in me - Margin, “new.” “As we say, the man shall not overlive himself.” Umbreit. The idea is, that he was not exhausted; he continued in vigor and strength. The image is probably taken from that suggested in the previous verse - from a tree, whose beauty and vigor were continued by the waters, and by the dew that lay on its branches. And my bow - An emblem of vigor and strength. The ancients fought with the bow, and hence, a man who was able to keep his bow constantly drawn, was an image of undiminished and unwearied vigor; compare Genesis 49:24 : “But his bow abode in strength.” Was renewed in my hand - Margin, as in Hebrew “changed.” The meaning is, that it constantly…”

“Glory - My reputation was growing every day. Bow - My strength which is signified by a bow, Gen 49:24; Sa1 2:4, because in ancient times the bow and arrows were the principal instruments of war. Job 29:22”

“glory: Job 29:14, Job 19:9; Gen 45:13; Psa 3:3 fresh: Heb. new my bow: Gen 49:24 renewed: Heb. changed, Psa 103:5; Isa 40:31; Co2 4:16 Job 29:21”