Psalms 31:15 - Exposition

My times are in thy hand . "My times," i.e. "all the varied events, happy or sad, which make up the parti-coloured web of life" (Kay). Not one of them but is shaped by thee and ordered by thee. Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me (camp. Psalms 31:1 , Psalms 31:2 , Psalms 31:4 ). The great need under existing circumstances was deliverance. Absalom was looked for daily to "pass over Jordan, and all the men of Israel with him" ( 2 Samuel 17:24 ). A battle was imminent. If the day went against David, and his army was defeated, he would necessarily fall into the hands of his "enemies" and "persecutors," in which case he could not hope that they would spare his life ( 2 Samuel 17:2 , 2 Samuel 17:12 ).