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Verse Psalms 31:21. _IN A STRONG CITY._] If this Psalm was written by
David, this must refer to his taking refuge with _Achish, king of
Gath_, who gave him _Ziklag_, a fortified city, to secure himse...
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BLESSED BE THE LORD - An expression of thanksgiving for the evidence
that God had heard him in his troubles, and had answered him.
FOR HE HATH SHOWED ME HIS MARVELOUS KINDNESS - literally, “He has
mad...
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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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KINDNESS. lovingkindness, or grace.
STRONG. fortified: which Zion was....
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Can the author of this serenely joyous thanksgiving be the despised
and downcast sufferer of Psalms 31:9? If so, it was surely not at the
same moment. An interval has elapsed; his prayer has been answ...
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_Blessed be the Lord_ Cp. Psalms 28:6.
_he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness_ Lit. _he hath made
marvellous his lovingkindness to me_, as in Psalms 17:7.
_in a strong city_ Either, _as in a stro...
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Thanksgiving: but is it for deliverance anticipated by faith or for
deliverance already experienced? Surely the latter....
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DISCOURSE: 546
THE GODLY ENCOURAGED TO TRUST IN GOD
Psalms 31:21. Blessed be the Lord; for he hath shewed me his
marvellous kindness in a strong city. For I said in my haste, I am cut
off from before...
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HE HATH SHEWED ME HIS MARVELLOUS KINDNESS IN A STRONG CITY— Nudge
renders it, agreeably to his idea of the author and occasion of the
psalm, _a besieged city;_ as that seems to be a scene more adapted...
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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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_BLESSED BE THE LORD: FOR HE HATH SHEWED ME HIS MARVELLOUS KINDNESS IN
A STRONG CITY._
Strong city. Yahweh Himself, with His almighty protection, is the
"strong city" (Psalms 46:1; Psalms 46:11). Thu...
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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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SHEWED ME HIS MARVELLOUS KINDNESS... — Better, _made his kindness
distinguished_ or _manifest,_ referring to Psalms 31:19.
IN A STRONG CITY. — Some see a reference to David’s adventures at
Ziklag or K...
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_[Psalms 31:22]_ בָּר֥וּךְ יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י
הִפְלִ֘יא חַסְדֹּ֥ו...
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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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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 thr...
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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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Here we find again a single person speaking, and, no doubt, by the
spirit of prophecy, David spoke of Christ. On the cross Jesus so
complained; nevertheless, in that complaint, he spoke his trust in t...
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21._Blessed be Jehovah! _These general truths the Psalmist here
proceeds to apply to his own circumstances, and he declares that the
goodness of God in preserving his life was wondrously displayed. As...
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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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BLESSED [BE] THE LORD,.... A form of thanksgiving, in which the
psalmist calls upon himself and others to bless and praise the Lord
for the singular mercy granted him, expressed in the next clause;
P...
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Blessed [be] the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness
in a strong city.
Ver. 21. _Blessed be the Lord_] This should always be in a Christian's
mouth, as _Deo gratias_ was in Austin's....
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_He hath showed me marvellous kindness in a strong city _
Namely, in Keilah, where God had wonderfully preserved him; of which
see 1 Samuel 23:7. Or, _as in a strong city._ He hath kept me as safe
in...
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CONFIDENCE AND TRIUMPH OF FAITH...
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Blessed be the Lord; for He hath showed me His marvelous kindness,
working miracles for the sake of the believer, IN A STRONG CITY; for
the believer, by placing his trust in Jehovah, enters into a for...
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STRONG CITY:
Or, fenced city...
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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 throug...
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To wit, in Keilah; where God wonderfully preserved me; of which see 1
SAMUEL 23:7. Others, as IN A STRONG CITY. He hath kept me as safe in
woods and caves, as if I had been in a fenced city....
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Psalms 31:21 Blessed H1288 (H8803) LORD H3068 marvelous H6381 (H8689)
kindness H2617 strong H4692 city H5892...
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Blessed be YHWH,
For he has shown me his marvellous covenant love in a strong city.
As for me, I said in my haste,
I am cut off from before your eyes,
Nevertheless you heard the voice of my suppli...
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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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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;_
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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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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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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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 31:19 The God who has made promises and who has
kept them in the past will continue to do both. On v. Psalms 31:24,
see...
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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 Peter 2:9; 1 Samuel 23:7; Jeremiah 1:18; Psalms 118:23; Psalms 17:7
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City — In Keilah: where God wonderfully preserved me....