Psalms 31:1
Ashamed — Of my confidence in thy promise. Deliver me — According to thy faithfulness and goodness.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ashamed — Of my confidence in thy promise. Deliver me — According to thy faithfulness and goodness.... [ Continue Reading ]
My spirit — My soul or life; to preserve it from the malice of mine enemies. For — Thou hast delivered me formerly, and therefore I commit myself to thee for the future. O Lord, &c. — Who hast shewed thyself so, in making good thy promise.... [ Continue Reading ]
Vanities — Idols, which are often called Vanities, as Deuteronomy 32:21. Or, curious arts, and all sorts of divinations.... [ Continue Reading ]
Known — Loved me, and cared for me.... [ Continue Reading ]
Room — Made way for me to escape, when I was encompassed by them.... [ Continue Reading ]
Grief — With continual weeping.... [ Continue Reading ]
Iniquity — For the punishment of mine iniquity. Consumed — The juice and marrow of them bring almost dried up with grief.... [ Continue Reading ]
A fear — They were afraid to give me any countenance or assistance. Fled — To prevent their own danger and ruin.... [ Continue Reading ]
A broken vessel — Which is irreparable, and useless, and therefore despised by all.... [ Continue Reading ]
Fear — Just cause of fear.... [ Continue Reading ]
My times — All the affairs and events of my life, are wholly in thy power.... [ Continue Reading ]
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 view of the world.... [ Continue Reading ]
The secret — Or, as in the secret of thy presence: either, As if they were in thy presence chamber, where thine own eye and hand girdeth them, from all the assaults of their enemies; called his secret, partly, because the greatest part of the world are strangers to God and his presence: and partly,... [ Continue Reading ]
City — In Keilah: where God wonderfully preserved me.... [ Continue Reading ]
Haste — When my passion took away my consideration, and weakened my faith. Cut off — Cast out of thy sight, and out of the care of thy gracious providence.... [ Continue Reading ]