Job 36:6

“He preserveth not the life of the wicked, etc.] He makes a difference between wicked and righteous men, which shows him to be a holy and righteous God; though he preserves the life of all men so long as they live, yet not in the same way; he preserves the lives of wicked men in the common course of his providence, but not in a special way and manner, as he does the lives of the righteous, which are dear and precious to him; nor does he preserve to any great length such as are notorious sinners, who are guilty of capital crimes, as murder, etc. their lives are shortened, and they do not live out half their days: or he does not quicken them, bestow his spiritual favour upon them, in which only…”

“right . . . poor--He espouses the cause of the afflicted.”

“He preserveth not the life of the wicked - Elihu here maintains substantially the same sentiment which the three friends of Job had done, that the dealings of God in this life are in accordance with character, and that strict justice is thus maintained. But giveth right to the poor - Margin, “or afflicted.” The Hebrew word often refers to the afflicted, to the humble, or the lowly; and the reference here is to the “lower classes” of society. The idea is, that God deals justly with them, and does not overlook them because they are so poor and feeble that they cannot contribute anything to him. In this sentiment Elihu was undoubtedly right, though, like the three friends of Job, he seems to…”

“But - He will certainly in his time deliver his oppressed ones. Job 36:7”

“preserveth: Job 21:7-9, Job 21:30; Psa 55:23; Jer 12:1, Jer 12:2; Pe2 2:9 giveth: Job 29:12-17; Psa 9:12, Psa 10:14, Psa 10:15, Psa 72:4, Psa 72:12-14, Psa 82:1-4; Pro 22:22, Pro 22:23; Isa 11:4 poor: or, afflicted, Exo 22:22-24; Psa 140:12 Job 36:7”