What does Psalms 31:19 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!"
Verse Psalms 31:19. _O HOW GREAT_ IS _THY GOODNESS_] God's goodness is infinite; there is enough for _all_. enough for _each_, enough for _evermore_. It is laid up where neither devils nor men can rea...
OH HOW GREAT IS THY GOODNESS - That is, in view of the divine protection and favor in such cases, or when thus assailed. The psalmist seems to have felt that it was an inexpressible privilege thus to...
Psalms 31 The Enemies of Israel and the Victory _ 1. The prayer for deliverance (Psalms 31:1)_ 2. The victory (Psalms 31:19) Psalms 31:1. Many saints have turned to this Psalm for encouragement i...
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. Psal...
TRUST. put their trust. Same word as Psalms 31:1. MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._...
God's goodness to those who fear Him is like an inexhaustible treasure stored up, and at the proper time brought out and used for _them that take refuge_(as Psalms 31:1) in Him; and this publicly in t...
THY GOODNESS, WHICH THOU HAST LAID UP, &C.— _Which thou treasurest up for those who fear thee; which thou providest for those who make thee their refuge, before the sons of men._ Mudge and Green. The...
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...
_OH HOW GREAT IS THY GOODNESS, WHICH THOU HAST LAID UP FOR THEM THAT FEAR THEE; WHICH THOU HAST WROUGHT FOR THEM THAT TRUST IN THEE BEFORE THE SONS OF MEN!_ The third division. The assurance of the L...
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...
LAID UP. — Better, _hidden,_ (_Heb. tsaphan;_ comp. Psalms 17:14; Obadiah 1:6), as a treasure for the faithful, and now brought out and displayed in the presence “of the sons of men.”...
_[Psalms 31:20]_ מָ֤ה רַֽב ־טוּבְךָ֮ אֲשֶׁר ־צָפַ֪נְתָּ לִּֽ ירֵ֫אֶ֥יךָ פָּ֭עַלְתָּ לַ † חֹסִ֣ים בָּ֑ךְ נֶ֝֗גֶד
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 th...
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...
These words seem to speak the security of the church, in the chambers of the everlasting covenant, into which she is invited to enter in times of trouble. There is laid up, and there will be brought f...
19._O how great is thy goodness which thou hast hidden for them that fear thee! _In this verse the Psalmist exclaims that God is incomprehensibly good and beneficent towards his servants. _Goodness _h...
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...
[O] HOW GREAT [IS] THY GOODNESS,.... Not the natural and essential goodness of God; for though that is large and abundant, yea, infinite, as every perfection of his is, yet it cannot with propriety be...
Psalms 31:19 [Oh] how great [is] thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; [which] thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Ver. 19. _Oh how great is...
_O, how great is thy goodness_ No words can express the greatness of thy love and blessings; _which thou hast laid up_ Hebrew, צפנת, _tzapanta, hast hid_, namely, with thyself, or in thy own breast. T...
CONFIDENCE AND TRIUMPH OF FAITH...
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...
HOW GREAT IS THY GOODNESS! no words can express the greatness of thy love and blessings. Laid up, or hidden, to wit, with thyself, or in thy own breast. The word is very emphatical, and removes an obj...
Psalms 31:19 great H7227 goodness H2898 up H6845 (H8804) fear H3373 prepared H6466 (H8804) trust H2620 (H8802) sons H1121 men H120 Oh - Psalms 36:7-10, Psalms 73:1, Psalms 73:24-26,...
‘Oh how great is your goodness, Which you have laid up for those who fear you, Which you have wrought for those who take refuge in you, Before the sons of men!' In the covert of your presence will...
FEAR (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
Psalms 31:19 This text is the expression of a Divine law, the law of God's wise reserve in dispensing His favours. I. There are certain great blessings of God which no man is able to receive at once...
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...
_O how great is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men._ OF HEARING GOD AND TRUSTING IN HIM I. expla...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 31:1. This is a lament seeking God’s help amid persecution (vv. Psalms 31:4, Psalms 31:8, Psalms 31:11, Psalms 31:13, Psalms 31:15, Psalms 31:18,...
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 Corinthians 2:9; 1 John 3:1; 1 John 3:2; 1 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 1:5; 2 Corinthians 5:5; Acts 15:12; Colossians 3:2; Hebrews 10:34; Isaiah 26:12
Laid up — His favour is not always manifested, to them, but it is laid up for them in his treasure, whence it shall be drawn forth when they need it, and he sees it fit. Before — Publickly and in the...