Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 31:21
To wit, in Keilah; where God wonderfully preserved me; of which see 1 Samuel 23:7. Others, as in a strong city. He hath kept me as safe in woods and caves, as if I had been in a fenced city.
To wit, in Keilah; where God wonderfully preserved me; of which see 1 Samuel 23:7. Others, as in a strong city. He hath kept me as safe in woods and caves, as if I had been in a fenced city.
Verse Psalms 31:21. _IN A STRONG CITY._] If this Psalm was written by David, this must refer to his taking refuge with _Achish, king of Gath_, who gave him _Ziklag_, a fortified city, to secure himse...
BLESSED BE THE LORD - An expression of thanksgiving for the evidence that God had heard him in his troubles, and had answered him. FOR HE HATH SHOWED ME HIS MARVELOUS KINDNESS - literally, “He has mad...
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...
KINDNESS. lovingkindness, or grace. STRONG. fortified: which Zion was....
Can the author of this serenely joyous thanksgiving be the despised and downcast sufferer of Psalms 31:9? If so, it was surely not at the same moment. An interval has elapsed; his prayer has been answ...
_Blessed be the Lord_ Cp. Psalms 28:6. _he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness_ Lit. _he hath made marvellous his lovingkindness to me_, as in Psalms 17:7. _in a strong city_ Either, _as in a stro...
Thanksgiving: but is it for deliverance anticipated by faith or for deliverance already experienced? Surely the latter....
DISCOURSE: 546 THE GODLY ENCOURAGED TO TRUST IN GOD Psalms 31:21. Blessed be the Lord; for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before...
HE HATH SHEWED ME HIS MARVELLOUS KINDNESS IN A STRONG CITY— Nudge renders it, agreeably to his idea of the author and occasion of the psalm, _a besieged city;_ as that seems to be a scene more adapted...
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...
_BLESSED BE THE LORD: FOR HE HATH SHEWED ME HIS MARVELLOUS KINDNESS IN A STRONG CITY._ Strong city. Yahweh Himself, with His almighty protection, is the "strong city" (Psalms 46:1; Psalms 46:11). Thu...
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...
A STRONG CITY] RM 'a fenced city.' A change of figure from the tent of Psalms 31:20. If literally understood the words might refer to Jeremiah's experiences during the siege of Jerusalem....
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...
SHEWED ME HIS MARVELLOUS KINDNESS... — Better, _made his kindness distinguished_ or _manifest,_ referring to Psalms 31:19. IN A STRONG CITY. — Some see a reference to David’s adventures at Ziklag or K...
_[Psalms 31:22]_ בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִפְלִ֘יא חַסְדֹּ֥ו...
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...
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 t...
21._Blessed be Jehovah! _These general truths the Psalmist here proceeds to apply to his own circumstances, and he declares that the goodness of God in preserving his life was wondrously displayed. As...
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...
BLESSED [BE] THE LORD,.... A form of thanksgiving, in which the psalmist calls upon himself and others to bless and praise the Lord for the singular mercy granted him, expressed in the next clause; P...
Blessed [be] the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. Ver. 21. _Blessed be the Lord_] This should always be in a Christian's mouth, as _Deo gratias_ was in Austin's....
_He hath showed me marvellous kindness in a strong city _ Namely, in Keilah, where God had wonderfully preserved him; of which see 1 Samuel 23:7. Or, _as in a strong city._ He hath kept me as safe in...
CONFIDENCE AND TRIUMPH OF FAITH...
Blessed be the Lord; for He hath showed me His marvelous kindness, working miracles for the sake of the believer, IN A STRONG CITY; for the believer, by placing his trust in Jehovah, enters into a for...
STRONG CITY: Or, fenced city...
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 throug...
Psalms 31:21 Blessed H1288 (H8803) LORD H3068 marvelous H6381 (H8689) kindness H2617 strong H4692 city H5892...
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 suppli...
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...
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...
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...
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 31:19 The God who has made promises and who has kept them in the past will continue to do both. On v. Psalms 31:24, see...
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...
1 Peter 2:9; 1 Samuel 23:7; Jeremiah 1:18; Psalms 118:23; Psalms 17:7
City — In Keilah: where God wonderfully preserved me....