For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Ver. 3. For thou art my rock and my fortress] Such places David had been forced to fly to; but still he trusted in God.
Lead me, and guide me] Duc me, et deduc me. A metaphor from captains and generals, who lead on their armies with greatest art and industry (Vatab.).
FOR THOU ART MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS - See the notes at Psalms 18:2. THEREFORE FOR THY NAME’S SAKE - For the sake of thine own honor, or for the glory of thy name. See the notes at Psalms 23:3. That i...
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...
ROCK. Hebrew. _sela'._ THY NAME'S SAKE. See note on Psalms 20:1. LEAD. Thou wilt gently lead. GUIDE. gently guide. PULL. Thou wilt pull....
The prayer of faith, Psalms 31:1 are repeated in that beautiful mosaic, Psalms 71; and Psalms 31:1 _a_forms the close of the _Te Deum_....
_Be thou_&c. Lit. _Become_(LXX γενοῦ) _to me a stronghold-rock, a fortress-house to save me: for_(he goes on to give the ground of his prayer) _thou art my cliff and my fortress_: i.e. prove Thyself t...
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...
_FOR THOU ART MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS; THEREFORE FOR THY NAME'S SAKE LEAD ME, AND GUIDE ME._ Thy name sake ... - or (as the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic), continuing the ground on which the prayer...
31:3 rock (i-5) _ Sela_ , as in Psalms 18:2 , first time....
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...
FOR THY NAME'S SAKE] see Psalms 23:2; Psalms 23:3....
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...
ROCK. — As rock in this verse is _selâ_ (LXX. and Vulg., “strength”) instead of _tsûr,_ as in Psalms 31:2, it is better to render “for thou art my cliff fortress;” literally, _cliff and fortress._ FO...
_[Psalms 31:4]_ כִּֽי ־סַלְעִ֣י וּ מְצוּדָתִ֣י אָ֑תָּה...
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...
A CRY OUT OF DEEP TROUBLE Psalms 31:1 Some have supposed that this psalm was written during the Sauline persecutions; but it is more likely that it dates from Absalom's rebellion. It alternates betwe...
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...
Because I was silent, &c. That is, whilst I kept silence, by concealing, or refusing to confess my sins, thy hand was heavy upon me, &c. (Challoner) --- The cry was then only an effect of vanity, like...
The last verse of these five becomes a key to open to us the four preceding. Nothing can be more evident than that the whole must have been written by David, under the spirit of prophecy, in direct re...
3._For thou art my rock. _This verse may be read as one sentence, thus: As thou art like a tower for my defense, for thy name’s sake direct and guide me during my whole life. And thus the conjunction,...
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...
FOR THOU [ART] MY ROCK AND MY FORTRESS,.... What he prayed for he knew him to be, and to have been in times past, and could claim his interest in him; and therefore entreats that he would appear to be...
_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...
THE BELIEVER'S HUMBLE AND CONFIDENT SUBMISSION TO THE HAND OF GOD. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical part of the Tabernacle worship, a psalm of David, written at some time when...
For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress, it was because David knew this that he prayed so confidently; THEREFORE FOR THY NAME'S SAKE LEAD ME AND GUIDE ME, rather, "Thou wilt lead me and guide me," for it...
1-8 Faith and prayer must go together, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. David gave up his soul in a special manner to God. And with the words, ver. 5, our Lord Jesus yielded up his l...
FOR THY NAME'S SAKE; for the glory of thy name, i.e. of thy power, and truth, and mercy to thy miserable servant. LEAD ME, AND GUIDE ME; two words expressing the same thing with more emphasis. Direct...
Psalms 31:3 rock H5553 fortress H4686 names H8034 Lead H5148 (H8686) guide H5095 (H8762) for thy -...
‘Bow down your ear to me' Deliver me speedily. Be you to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me. For you are my rock and my fortress, Therefore for your name's sake lead me and guide me....
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...
_In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust._ MAN TRUSTING IN JEHOVAH I. Here is man trusting in Jehovah Is great trials. 1. It seems strange that God should allow a man who trusts in Him to become involve...
_Be Thou my strong rook,.. . for Thou art my rock, _ “BE. .. FOR THOU ART” It sounds strange logic, “Be. .. for Thou art,” and yet it is the logic of prayer, and goes very deep, pointing out both it...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 31:1. This is a lament seeking God’s help amid persecution (vv. Psalms 31:4,...
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...
Ephesians 1:12; Ezekiel 36:21; Ezekiel 36:22; Isaiah 49:10; Jer