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Verse Psalms 31:6. _I HAVE HATED THEM_] That is, I have abominated
their ways. _Idolaters_ are the persons of whom David speaks.
_I TRUST IN THE LORD._] While _they_ trust in _vanities vain things_;...
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I HAVE HATED THEM THAT REGARD LYING VANITIES - This is evidently
stated as a reason for the prayer offered in the previous verses. It
is a reference by the psalmist to his own past life; to his genera...
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Psalms 31
The Enemies of Israel and the Victory
_ 1. The prayer for deliverance (Psalms 31:1)_
2. The victory (Psalms 31:19)...
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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...
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I HAVE HATED. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and
Vulgate, read "Thou hatest".
LYING VANITIES. idols. See Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 10:8. Compare 1
John 2:8;...
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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_....
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_I have hated_ Better, as R.V., I hate. He disclaims all sympathy and
fellowship with the worshippers of false gods. But the LXX, Vulg.,
Syr., Jer. read, thou hatest (cp. Psalms 5:5). This reading giv...
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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...
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_I HAVE HATED THEM THAT REGARD LYING VANITIES: BUT I TRUST IN THE
LORD._
Lying vanities - the idols, literal or spiritual, in which the worldly
trust, and which prove lying vanities, disappointing th...
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31:6 vanities; (l-8) Or 'vain idols.' see Jonah 2:8 ....
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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...
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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...
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LYING VANITIES. — Literally, _breath of lies_ (Jonah 2:8),
undoubtedly _idols,_ as the parallelism in Jeremiah 8:19 shows. It was
the term adopted by the Deuteronomist (Deuteronomy 32:21) and
apparent...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I (d) trust in the
LORD.
(d) This affection should be in all God's children to hate whatever is
not grounded on a sure trust in God, as deceitful and...
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Holy. Even the angels rejoice at the sinner's conversion, Luke xv. 7.
The saints take part in the welfare of their fellow creatures, and
praise God for his mercies shewn unto them. (Calmet) --- Time....
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Some of the sweetest views of our Lord, considered as our Redeemer and
Surety, are those which represent the unequalled humility of Christ
when completing salvation. As the servant of Jehovah, how fre...
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6._I hate all that give heed to lying vanities. _In order the better
to express that his faith was firmly fixed on God, he affirms that he
was free from the vile affections which usually turn away our...
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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...
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I HAVE HATED THEM THAT REGARD LYING VANITIES,.... Soothsaying and
divination, as Aben Ezra and others think; made use of by kings, and
generals of armies, to know when it was proper to go out to war,...
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I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
Ver. 6. _I have hated them that regard lying vanities_] _i.e._ Idols,
or aught else besides the living God, who giveth us all th...
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_I have hated them_ Not the persons, but the ways of them, _that
regard_ Hebrew, השׁמרים, _hashomerim, that observe;_ that is,
are attached to, depend upon, or expect help from, _lying vanities_,
הבלי...
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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...
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I have hated them that regard lying vanities, those who place their
trust in vain idols; BUT I TRUST IN THE LORD, the emphasis being
placed on the contrast, the "I" being stressed, as was the "Thou" i...
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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...
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I HAVE HATED THEM; their very persons, not simply, but for their
wickedness. Compare PSALMS 139:21,22. THAT REGARD, Heb. _that
observe_, to wit, with respect to them, dependence upon them, or
expectat...
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Psalms 31:6 hated H8130 (H8804) regard H8104 (H8802) useless H7723
idols H1892 trust H982 (H8804) LORD...
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Into your hand I commend my spirit,
You have redeemed me, O YHWH, you God of truth.
I hate those who regard lying vanities (false idols),
But I trust in YHWH.
With that in mind he commends his spir...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_I have hated them that regard lying vanities, but I trust in the
Lord._
TRUST THE ANTIDOTE OF SUPERSTITIOUS VANITIES
Many think that superstition is but an exaggerated faith; that it will
diminish w...
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_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...
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_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...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 31:1. This is a lament seeking God’s
help amid persecution (vv. Psalms 31:4,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Chronicles 16:28; 1 Chronicles 16:29; 1 Corinthians 10:20; 1
Corinthians 8:4;...
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Vanities — Idols, which are often called Vanities, as Deuteronomy
32:21. Or, curious arts, and all sorts of divinations....