Psalm 31:1 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 31:1-8

Faith and prayer must go together. He that believes, let his pray?I believe, therefore I have spoken: and he that prays, let him believe, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. We have both here. I. David, in distress, is very earnest with God in prayer for succour and relief. This eases a burdened spirit, fetches in promised mercies, and wonderfully supports and comforts the soul in the expectation of them. He prays, 1. That God would deliver him (Ps. 31:1), that his life might be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:1

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust ,.... Not in any creature, but in the Lord Jehovah; the Targum, "in thy Word"; the essential Logos, or Word, which was in the beginning with God, and was God, and so an equal object of faith, trust, and confidence, as Jehovah the Father: this act includes a trusting all with God, body and soul, and the welfare of them, in time, and to eternity; and a trusting him for all things, both of providence and grace, and for both grace and glory, and is a continued... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:1

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust - I confide in thee for every good I need: let me not be confounded by not receiving the end of my faith, the supply of my wants, and the salvation of my soul. read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 1 1.In thee, O Jehovah! have I put my trust. Some are of opinion that this psalm was composed by David, after he had most unexpectedly escaped out of the wilderness of Maon; to which I do not object, although it is only a doubtful conjecture. Certainly he celebrates one or more of the greatest of his dangers. In the commencement he tells us what kind of prayer he offered in his agony and distress; and its language breathes affection of the most ardent nature. He takes it for a ground of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust . If prayer to God for aid in a special time of trouble is the main object of the psalm, the expression of full trust in God is a secondary object, and is maintained throughout (see Psalms 31:3-8 , Psalms 31:14 , Psalms 31:19-21 , Psalms 31:24 ). Notwithstanding the extremity of his danger, his belief is firm in the coming overthrow of his enemies, and in his own deliverance and restoration. Let me never be ashamed (comp. Psalms 31:17 , where... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-8

A prayer for grace in trouble. Authorship uncertain. Some give it to David, in Ziklag; others to Jeremiah. Three divisions. I. THE PSALMIST 'S PRAYER . The trouble that oppressed him had been of long duration, as appears from the tenth verse. 1 . He prays for deliverance from his trouble. (Verse 1.) Does not qualify the prayer, but seeks absolute deliverance. It was to him an unqualified evil, and, as evil, he had no thought it could be working any good for him. So the... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 31:1

In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust - This is the ground of the petitions which follow; or the reason why the psalmist thus appeals to God. It was his firm confidence in Him; in His character; in His promises; in His ability to deliver Him in the time of danger. Compare the notes at Psalms 7:1.Let me never be ashamed - That is, let me never have occasion to be ashamed for having put this confidence in Thee. Let Thy dealings toward me be such as to show that my confidence was well founded. The... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 31:1-3

Psalms 31:1-3. Never let me be ashamed Namely, of my confidence in thy promises. Deliver me in thy righteousness By, or for, or according to thy faithfulness and goodness, both which often come under the name of righteousness. Deliver me speedily Because of the greatness and urgency of my danger, which is even ready to swallow me up. For thy name’s sake lead me For the glory of thy name, that is, of thy power, and truth, and mercy to thy miserable servant. And guide me Lead and ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 31:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:1

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 31:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 31:1-3

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