Psalm 31:13-14 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 31:9-18

In the Ps. 31:1-8 David had appealed to God's righteousness, and pleaded his relation to him and dependence on him; here he appeals to his mercy, and pleads the greatness of his own misery, which made his case the proper object of that mercy. Observe, I. The complaint he makes of his trouble and distress (Ps. 31:9): ?Have mercy upon me, O Lord! for I am in trouble, and need thy mercy.? The remembrance he makes of his condition is not much unlike some even of Job's complaints. 1. His troubles... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:13

For I have heard the slander of many ,.... Both enemies and neighbours; fear was on every side ; his enemies were a "Magormissabib" to him, Jeremiah 20:3 ; encompassed him around, so that he was in fear from every quarter; while they took counsel together against me ; how to apprehend him, and what to do with him; they devised to take away my life ; nothing short of that would satisfy; but life is in the hand of God; men may devise, but God disappoints, and his counsel... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:14

But I trusted in thee, O Lord ,.... His faith revived again under all the discouraging views he had of things, and was exercised upon the Lord; he committed himself to him, believing he was able to help him in his time of trouble, and deliver him; I said, thou art my God ; he claimed his covenant interest in him, and used it as an argument with him to have regard unto him, and as a support to his faith in his present distress; See Gill on Psalm 7:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:13

I have heard the slander of many - To this and the two foregoing verses the reader may find several parallels; Jeremiah 18:18 ; to the end of Jeremiah 19:1-15 ., and ten first verses of chapter 20: This has caused several to suppose that Jeremiah was the author of this Psalm. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:14

But I trusted in thee - Hitherto thou hast been my Helper, and thou art my God; I have taken thee for my eternal portion. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:14

Verse 14 14.Yet have I trusted in thee, O Jehovah! The rendering properly is, And I have trusted in thee; but the Hebrew copulative particle ו, vau, and, is used here instead of the adversative particle yet, or nevertheless. David, setting the steadfastness of his faith in opposition to the assaults of the temptations of which he has made mention, denies that he had ever fainted, but rather maintains, on the contrary, that he stood firm in his hope of deliverance from God. Nor does this imply... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

but part 1. might be further subdivided into three, and part 2. into two portions. The psalm thus fails into six divisions: Part 1. ( Psalms 31:1-4 ), prayer; Part 2. ( Psalms 31:5-8 ), self-encouragement; Part 3. ( Psalms 31:9-13 ), causes of his trouble; Part 4. ( Psalms 31:14-18 ), profession of faith and prayer; Part 5. ( Psalms 31:19-22 ), praise of God's goodness; Part 6. ( Psalms 31:23 , Psalms 31:24 ), exhortation to the people to praise God. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

The saint rehearsing his experience of the great Protector's care There is no good reason to doubt that this is one of David's psalms. Its forms of expression bear the marks of his pen, £ and the "undesigned coincidences " £ between it and the history of his life are both interesting and striking. The old interpreters supposed the psalm to belong to the time when David fled from Saul into the wilderness of Maon; others attribute it to the time of his deliverance from being shut up in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:5-15

Duty and destiny. Let us place these two texts together, and we shall find that they become the more intelligible and the richer in instruction and comfort. I. OUR TIMES ARE FIXED BY GOD . We have no choice in the matter, no more than as to when we should be born. God is Sovereign. It is his prerogative to settle all things that concern us. Whatever comes of prosperity or adversity, or joy or sorrow is of his ordering. It is for him to rule, it is for us to trust and to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:9-18

A story of suffering and sorrow. The psalmist now, in the spirit of heartfelt trust in the helping grace of God, proceeds first to describe at length his trouble ( Psalms 31:9 , Psalms 31:13 ); and second , to pray for deliverance ( Psalms 31:14-18 ). I. CAUSES OF TROUBLE . ( Psalms 31:9 , Psalms 31:13 .) 1 . Consciousness of sin. ( Psalms 31:9 , Psalms 31:10 .) This was the constant lifelong grief. None but good men feel their sinfulness so acutely. ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 31:9-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:5-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:9-18

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