Psalm 31:21-32:1 NIV

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 31:1-24

Psalms 31:0 The Enemies of Israel and the Victory 1. The prayer for deliverance (Psalms 31:1-18 ) 2. The victory (Psalms 31:19-24 ) Psalms 31:1-18 . Many saints have turned to this Psalm for encouragement in time of trouble and sorrow. And there is much in it which helps the trusting soul. Notice the different names of Jehovah--my rock--my house of defense--my strong rock--my fortress--my strength--God of truth. But like the previous Psalms this one also unfolds prophetically the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 31:21

31:21 Blessed [be] the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a {p} strong city.(p) Meaning, there was no city strong enough to preserve him, as the defence of God’s favour. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

Psalms 25:0 In the Hebrew this prayer is arranged as an acrostic, i.e., the first word of each verse begins with a letter in alphabetical order from A-to-Z. Hereafter we shall not give as much attention to every psalm as we have thus far, but trust the reader to do the analyzing after the examples given. The purpose of this book is not so much textual explanation as a stimulus to Bible study in a broader sense, and it is assumed that the reader has been studying the Bible side by side with the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 31:21-22

Here we find again a single person speaking, and, no doubt, by the spirit of prophecy, David spoke of Christ. On the cross Jesus so complained; nevertheless, in that complaint, he spoke his trust in the Father. Matthew 27:46 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:19-24

19-24 Instead of yielding to impatience or despondency under our troubles, we should turn our thoughts to the goodness of the Lord towards those who fear and trust in Him. All comes to sinners through the wondrous gift of the only-begotten Son of God, to be the atonement for their sins. Let not any yield to unbelief, or think, under discouraging circumstances, that they are cut off from before the eyes of the Lord, and left to the pride of men. Lord, pardon our complaints and fears; increase... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 31:14-24

Confidence and Triumph of Faith v. 14. But I trusted in Thee, O Lord, again spoken with emphasis, "But as for me, in Thee have I confided, O Jehovah. " I said, Thou art my God, his highest Good, his safe Refuge. v. 15. My times, the entire course of the believer's life, are in Thy hand, not subject to blind fate, but to the gracious will of the heavenly Father. Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, always stretched out to harm him, and from them that persecute me, torturing him with... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 31:1-24

Psalms 31:0To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David1 In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust;Let me never be ashamed:Deliver me in thy righteousness.2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily:Be thou my strong rock, for a house of defenceTo save me.3 For thou art my rock and my fortress;Therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me:For thou art my strength.5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit:Thou hast... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 31:14-24

Jehovah Preserveth the Faithful Psalms 31:14-24 What a change ensues in the spirit of our life when we look from men and things to God! Do not look at God through circumstances, but at circumstances through God’s environing presence, as through a golden haze. Our Lord’s times were in the hands of the Father, and He would not move an inch until the clock had struck in heaven, John 2:4 ; John 7:6 ; John 7:8 ; John 7:30 ; John 8:20 . As God hath laid up coal and ore in the earth; and as... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 31:1-24

In this great song of trust struggling through tears to triumph, we have a fine example of an experience often repeated in the history of the children of faith. There are three divisions. In the first (1-8), the double sense of trust and trials clearly manifest. In the second (9-18), the trial seems for a time almost to have overcome the trust, so keen is the consciousness thereof. In the last (19-24), trust has completely triumphed and the sense of the singer is the sense of perfect safety in... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:21-22

Blessed be YHWH, For he has shown me his marvellous covenant love in a strong city. As for me, I said in my haste, I am cut off from before your eyes, Nevertheless you heard the voice of my supplications, When I cried to you.’ So he blesses YHWH who has revealed His marvellous covenant love towards him ‘in a strong city’ where he can be safe, and that in spite of the fact that in his desperate haste he had said, ‘I am cut off from before your eyes’. For YHWH had graciously ignored his despair,... read more