Psalm 31:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 31:1-24

Psalms 31:0 Trust amid apparent hopelessnessIn his distress David is dependent entirely on the merciful goodness of God (1-2). He knows God’s character well enough to be assured that God will save him (3-5). God will bring victory to those who trust in him, and judgment on those who reject him for other gods (6-8).Nevertheless, the psalmist’s faith is at times shaken by the intensity of his sufferings. Physically and spiritually he feels helpless almost to the point of despair (9-10). Enemies... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 31:1

Title. A Psalm. See App-65 . of David = by David, or relating to the true David. LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . do I put my trust = have I fled for refuge to. See App-69 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 31:1

PSALM 31THE PERSECUTED ONE SURRENDERS TO THE LORDAs Barnes declared, "There can be no doubt that the inscription that ascribes this Psalm to David is correct."[1] We are surprised that Dummelow and others have suggested that Jeremiah might have been the author of this psalm, on the basis of some verses in Jeremiah which are very much like some of the passages in this chapter; but Jonah and Jeremiah were quoting the Psalms, not the other way around. As McCaw noted, "Jeremiah actually quoted... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 31:1

Psalms 31:0. David, shewing his confidence in God, craveth his help: he rejoiceth in his mercy: he prayeth in his calamity: he praiseth God for his goodness. To the chief musician. A Psalm of David. Title. לדוד מזמור למנצח lamnatseach mizmor ledavid.— Bishop Patrick supposes this psalm to have been composed by David soon after the straits to which he was reduced in the wilderness of Maon, when he fled from Keilah, and was so closely pursued by Saul, that, without the extraordinary protection of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 31:1

1. Expresses the general tone of feeling of the Psalm. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 31:1-2

1. David’s cry for rescue 31:1-2Because David was trusting in the Lord he called on Him to defend him. He could do this because God had promised to aid those who looked to Him for help in troubling times (e.g., Deuteronomy 28:1-14). David used many figures of speech that picture God as a secure fortress in these verses. [Note: Psalms 31:1-3 also appear in 71:1-3.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 31:1-24

Psalms 31This lament-thanksgiving psalm grew out of an experience in David’s life in which his foes plotted to kill him. That incident reminded David that the Lord would protect those who trust in Him. He urged others who might encounter similar affliction to love and trust in God as well. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 31:1-24

The writer of this Ps. gratefully records God’s past deliverances (Psalms 31:1-8), appeals to God for help against the enemies who assail him in the present (Psalms 31:9-18), and ends with fervent thankfulness and serene assurance (Psalms 31:19-24). The language suggests a later age than David’s, and has many parallels with the book of Jeremiah, the most evident being in the words ’terror on every side’ (Psalms 31:13, Jeremiah 20:10). These parallels are mostly in the central section (Psalms... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 31:1

(1) The words of this verse are interesting as being the last words of Xavier, and as concluding the Te Deum.Psalms 31:1-3 occur again with slight variations in Psalms 71:1-3.Let me never.—Literally, let me not for ever be ashamed. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 31:1-24

The Large Room Psalms 31:8 To many people these seem strange words to come from the lips of age and experience. It is youth and inexperience that find the world a large room. The writer of those words had left his childhood far behind him. He had entered into manhood's inheritance of duty and responsibility. He had been many a time over-caught in the coil of adverse circumstance; he had sorrowed and suffered and sinned; he had faced temptation and found bitter proof of his own weakness; he had... read more

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