But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
Thou art my God - notwithstanding the "slander" of mine adversaries, that God has forsaken me (cf. Psalms 22:1; Psalms 22:8). 'There is nothing more difficult than, when we see our faith despised by the whole world, to direct our language to God alone, and to say with a clear conscience that He is our God' (Calvin).
Verse Psalms 31:14. _BUT I TRUSTED IN THEE_] Hitherto thou hast been my Helper, and thou art my God; I have taken thee for my eternal portion....
BUT I TRUST IN THEE, O LORD - In these times of trial - when Psalms 31:9 his eye was consumed with grief; when Psalms 31:10 his years were spent with sighing, his strength failed, and his bones were c...
Psalms 31 The Enemies of Israel and the Victory _ 1. The prayer for deliverance (Psalms 31:1)_ 2. The victory (Psalms 31:19)...
XXXI. Prayer in distress strangely intermingled with such confidence in God that the deliverance seems to be already accomplished. PSALMS 31:1_ A_. Recurs with textual variants in Psalms 71:1. Psalm...
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4....
Render: But as for me, on thee do I trust O Lord: I have said, &c. Men turn from him, but he turns to God. Cp. Psalms 31:6; Psalms 16:2; Psalms 140:6....
The tone of the Psalm changes. The recollection of past mercies brings present suffering into sharper relief. "A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier things." This part of the Psalm reminds...
PSALMS 31 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Fellowship in Suffering and Salvation. ANALYSIS Stanzas I., and II, Psalms 31:1-8, Suffering, caused chiefly by enemies, some of them Idolatrous, Overcome by Steadfast F...
The writer of this Ps. gratefully records God's past deliverances (Psalms 31:1), appeals to God for help against the enemies who assail him in the present (Psalms 31:9), and ends with fervent thankful...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
BUT I. — Emphatic, in contrast to the pretended panic and in spite of the real dangers around him....
_[Psalms 31:15]_ וַ אֲנִ֤י ׀ עָלֶ֣יךָ בָטַ֣חְתִּי יְהוָ֑ה...
Psalms 31:1 THE swift transitions of feeling in this psalm may seem strange to colder natures whose lives run smoothly, but reveal a brother-soul to those who have known what it is to ride on the top...
JEHOVAH PRESERVETH THE FAITHFUL Psalms 31:14 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 thr...
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...
But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, (k) Thou [art] my God. (k) I had this testimony of conscience, that you would defend my innocence....
Nothing can be more lovely, as a token of the unequalled humility of Christ, than the very frequent mention he makes of being the servant of Jehovah. And nothing can be more highly satisfactory to his...
14._Yet have I trusted in thee, O Jehovah! _The rendering properly is, _And I have trusted in thee; _but the Hebrew copulative particle ו, _vau, and, _is used here instead of the adversative particle...
Psalms 31 is a proof how Jesus could use devout and holy expressions of a psalm, and indeed pass through all in spirit, without its having a literal application to Him. Here is found the expression He...
BUT I TRUSTED IN THEE, O LORD,.... His faith revived again under all the discouraging views he had of things, and was exercised upon the Lord; he committed himself to him, believing he was able to hel...
But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my God. Ver. 14. _But I trusted in thee, O Lord_] In this distress I acted my faith upon thy power and promises; this was right, and that which God a...
_I said, Thou art my God_ Mine by paternal relation, and care, and affection, and by thy promise, or covenant, made with me. _My times are in thy hand_ The time of my life, how long I shall live; or,...
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....
CONFIDENCE AND TRIUMPH OF FAITH...
9-18 David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffer...
Mine by paternal relation, and care, and affection, and by thy promise or covenant made with me....
Psalms 31:14 trust H982 (H8804) LORD H3068 say H559 (H8804) God H430 Thou - Psalms 16:1-2
‘But I trusted in you, O YHWH, I said, You are my God. My times are in your hand, Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me. But in spite of all his troubles he is tr...
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. This Psalm was meant to be sung, therefore it was dedicated to the chief musician; yet it is a Psalm of which at least half is very sorrowful. All our hymns we...
Psalms 31:1. _In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust;_ Can we say as much as that? However else this Psalm of David may end, it strikes a grand key-note, that which should be the first indication of our...
Psalms 31:1. _In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust;_ This is a good beginning; this is the fulcrum which will give us the necessary leverage for lifting any weight of sorrow or trouble that may be burd...
CONTENTS: David implores God's help against enemies and extols God for his preservation. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: All our affairs are safe in Jehovah's hands; without reservation therefor...
Psalms 31:5. _Into thine hand I commit my spirit,_ the words which our Saviour used on the cross, and the words which St. Stephen used the moment before his death, when addressing the Lord Jesus; and...
_Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble._ THE COMPLAINTS OF A SUFFERER, AND THE ENTREATIES OF A SUPPLIANT I. the complaints of a sufferer. 1. His sufferings were mental and severe. 2. His...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 31:1. This is a lament seeking God’s help amid persecution (vv. Psalms 31:4,...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 31:14 David’s TRUST in the Lord during the present distress is based on his experiences as reported in vv. Psalms 31:3 and also on the promises o
INTRODUCTION A psalm, in which the psalmist rises by prayer, from trouble, to lively faith and hope in God. The older interpreters founding on the use of the same word in Psalms 31:2 (Heb.), and 1 Sam...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm is, in the main, a cry for deliverance out of pressing danger and trouble; but it is interspersed with passages of a more cheerful tone, expressive of faith and confidence (Psalm...
Let's turn now in our Bibles to Psalms 31:1-24. This thirty-first psalm is actually divided into three sections. The first one covering the first eight verses, the second one covering verses Psalms 31...
John 20:17; Matthew 26:39; Matthew 26:42; Matthew 27:46; Psalms 16:1