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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 31:24

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:24

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart - In 1 Corinthians 16:13 , St. Paul says, "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith; quit you like men; be strong:" Γρηγορειτε, στηκετε εν τῃ πιστει, ανδριζεσθε, κραταιουσθε . The latter words he seems to have borrowed from the Septuagint, who translate, "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart," by Ανδριζεσθε και κραταιουσθω ἡ καρδια ὑμων "Act like men, and your hearts shall be strengthened." They that hope in God, and... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 24 24.Be of good courage. This exhortation is to be understood in the same way as the preceding; for the steadfastness which the Psalmist here enjoins is founded on the love of God of which he had spoken, when renouncing all the enticements of the world, we embrace with our whole hearts the defense and protection which he promises to us. Nor is his exhortation to courage and firmness unnecessary; because, when any one begins to rely on God, he must lay his account with and arm himself for... 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 31:19-24

Praise and thanksgiving. From Psalms 31:1 to Psalms 31:8 the Lord may , must , and will help him in his trouble, because he is his God. From Psalms 31:9 to Psalms 31:18 he describes at length his trouble, and brings it to God. From Psalms 31:19 to Psalms 31:24 — I. THE PSALMIST OBTAINS FROM GOD THE HEARTFELT ASSURANCE OF HELP , AND PRAISES GOD FOR IT . 1 . God ' s goodness is a treasure laid up for future as well as present use... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:24

Be of good courage (see the comment on Psalms 27:14 ). And he ( i.e. God) shall strengthen your heart. "To those who have it shall be given." If they did their best to "be of good courage" when danger and difficulty assailed them, then God would give them supernatural aid, strengthening their hearts with his gracious favour. All ye that hope in the Lord; literally, all ye that hope for the Lord ; i.e. that hope for his help—that wait on him (see Job 14:14 ; and comp. Psalms... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 31:24

Be of good courage - See a similar exhortation at the close of a psalm, in Psalms 27:14. Compare the notes at that verse. As the result of all his own experience of the goodness of God, and of His gracious interposition in the time of danger, the psalmist exhorts others to be encouraged, and to feel assured that God would not leave or forsake them.And he shall strengthen your heart - He will animate you; he will enable you to meet trial and opposition; he will keep you from becoming faint and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 31:24

Psalms 31:24 . Be of good courage Or, be strong, namely, in the Lord, and through confidence in his promises, which will not fail you, as I have found by experience. And he shall strengthen your heart The God you put your trust in, will, by that trust, impart fortitude and strength to you; all ye that hope in the Lord That rely on him for grace and glory, and the supply of all your wants. They that hope in the Lord have reason to be of good courage, and to be strengthened; for as... read more

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