Psalm 31:17-27 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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 31:19-24

We have three things in these verses:? I. The believing acknowledgment which David makes of God's goodness to his people in general, Ps. 31:19, 20. 1. God is good to all, but he is, in a special manner, good to Israel. His goodness to them is wonderful, and will be, to eternity, matter of admiration: O how great is thy goodness! How profound are the counsels of it! how rich are the treasures of it! how free and extensive are the communications of it! Those very persons whom men load with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:17

Let me not be ashamed, O Lord ,.... The same petition as in Psalm 31:1 ; for I have called upon thee ; who is nigh unto all that call upon him in truth, and is rich unto them, and has promised to help and save them; which should he not do, not only he would be made ashamed, but the promise of God would seem to fail: for the psalmist does not plead any duty of his, nor make a merit of his prayers; but has respect to the promise and faithfulness of God; let the wicked be ashamed ; as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:18

Let the lying lips be put to silence ,.... Being convicted of the lies told by them, and so silenced and confounded; or being cut off and destroyed, as all such will be in the Lord's own time, Psalm 12:3 . It is very likely the psalmist may have respect either to Doeg the Edomite, who loved lying rather than righteousness; or to others that were about Saul, who lying said to him that David sought his harm, even to take away his kingdom and his life, Psalm 52:3 ; which speak grievous... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:19

O how great is thy goodness ,.... Not the natural and essential goodness of God; for though that is large and abundant, yea, infinite, as every perfection of his is, yet it cannot with propriety be said to be laid up and wrought out; but rather the effects of his goodness, and not those which appear in Providence, for they, though very large and plenteous, are common to all, and are not restrained to them that fear the Lord, and trust in him; but such as are displayed in a way of special... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:20

Thou shall hide them in the secret of thy presence ,.... That is, those that fear the Lord and trust in him; and therefore they are called his "hidden ones", Psalm 83:3 ; these the Lord preserves in times of trouble and danger, and when his indignation is out against others; and so the Targum is, "in the time of thine anger"; see Isaiah 26:20 ; the presence of God is their protection, he himself is a wall of fire round about them, his favour compasses them as a shield, and they are kept... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:21

Blessed be the Lord ,.... A form of thanksgiving, in which the psalmist calls upon himself and others to bless and praise the Lord for the singular mercy granted him, expressed in the next clause; See Gill on Psalm 18:46 ; for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city ; either in the city Keilah, so Jarchi; a city which had gates and bars, where Saul thought he had David safe, and he could not escape his hands; but notwithstanding that, and though the inhabitants of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:22

For I said in my haste ,.... When he made haste to get away for fear of Saul, 1 Samuel 23:26 ; and so the Targum renders it, "I said when I sought to flee away"; or else he said this hastily and rashly, in the hurry of his mind, being in the utmost confusion and distress, as in Psalm 116:11 ; I am cut off from before thine eyes ; his case was very bad, he was reduced to the utmost extremity, and his faith was as low; he thought it was all over with him, and there was no way of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:23

O love the Lord, all ye his saints ,.... To whom his goodness extends; who are favoured with the blessings of his grace, as pardon, peace, and righteousness; and who particularly are sanctified by his Spirit, and have principles of grace and holiness wrought in their hearts: these, even all of them, are called upon to love the Lord, having that grace implanted in their souls; that is, to express it, not by words, but by deeds, under a sense of the love and kindness of God to them; and to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:24

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart ,.... See Gill on Psalm 27:14 ; by this instance of God's wonderful kindness to the psalmist, he would have the saints take heart, and be of good cheer, even in the greatest distresses, since their case cannot be worse than his was; and yet he had deliverance out of it; all ye that hope in the Lord ; for the eye of the Lord is on such, and he takes delight in them, Psalm 33:18 . The Targum is, "who hope for", or "trust in the... read more

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 31:19-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:24

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