From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
The birds of the air are proofs of the wonderful power and providences of God, as well as the beasts of the earth; God here refers particularly to two stately ones: - 1. The hawk, a noble bird of great strength and sagacity, and yet a bird of prey, Job 39:26.
Commenting on Job 39:26-30
From thence she seeketh the prey,.... From the high rock; from whence she can look down into valleys, and even into the sea; and spy what is for her purpose, and descend and seize upon them; as lambs, fawns, geese, shellfish, &c. though they may lie in the most hidden and secret places.
seeketh--is on the lookout for. behold--The eagle descries its prey at an astonishing distance, by sight, rather than smell.