Psalm 31:15 KJV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 31:15

My times are in thy hand - That is, I said this in my trouble; when my friends forsook me, and when my enemies came around me and threatened my life. The meaning is, that all that pertained to him was under the control and at the disposal of God. He would “live” as long as God should please. It was His to give life; His to preserve it; His to take it away. All in relation to life - its origin - its continuance - its changes - its seasons - childhood, youth, middle age, old age - all was in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 31:14-17

Psalms 31:14-17. I said, Thou art my God Mine by paternal relation, and care, and affection, and by thy promise, or covenant, made with me. My times are in thy hand The time of my life, how long I shall live; or, all the affairs and events of my life are wholly in thy power, to dispose and order as thou seest fit; and not at all in the power of mine enemies, who can do nothing against me, unless it be given them from above. They can no more dispose of my life at their pleasure than I can... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

Psalms 31:0 Trust amid apparent hopelessnessIn his distress David is dependent entirely on the merciful goodness of God (1-2). He knows God’s character well enough to be assured that God will save him (3-5). God will bring victory to those who trust in him, and judgment on those who reject him for other gods (6-8).Nevertheless, the psalmist’s faith is at times shaken by the intensity of his sufferings. Physically and spiritually he feels helpless almost to the point of despair (9-10). Enemies... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 31:15

times. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6 , for what is done in them = all my affairs. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 31:15

Psalms 31:15. My times— עתתי ittotai, are those critical times of danger, when life is reduced to turn upon a point. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 31:15

15. times—course of life. deliver . . . hand—opposed to "shut me up," &c., of :-. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 31:1-24

Psalms 31This lament-thanksgiving psalm grew out of an experience in David’s life in which his foes plotted to kill him. That incident reminded David that the Lord would protect those who trust in Him. He urged others who might encounter similar affliction to love and trust in God as well. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 31:14-18

4. David’s prayer for deliverance 31:14-18Reaffirming his trust in the Lord, David called on Him to silence his enemies and to save him from their hateful hands. He asked God to shut their slanderous mouths also. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:1-24

The writer of this Ps. gratefully records God’s past deliverances (Psalms 31:1-8), appeals to God for help against the enemies who assail him in the present (Psalms 31:9-18), and ends with fervent thankfulness and serene assurance (Psalms 31:19-24). The language suggests a later age than David’s, and has many parallels with the book of Jeremiah, the most evident being in the words ’terror on every side’ (Psalms 31:13, Jeremiah 20:10). These parallels are mostly in the central section (Psalms... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 31:15

(15) My times are in thy hand—i.e., the vicissitudes of human life (LXX. and Vulg. have “my destinies”) are under Divine control, so that the machinations of the foe cannot prevail against one whom God intends to deliver. For the expression comp. 1 Chronicles 29:30, “the times that went over him,” Isaiah 33:6.The sense of security in this trusting phrase may be contrasted with the feeling of danger in another Hebrew phrase, “my soul is continually in my hand,” Psalms 119:109. read more