Psalms 31:1

PSALM XXXI

The psalmist, with strong confidence in God, in a time of

distress prays earnestly for deliverance, 1-5.

He expresses his abhorrence of evil, 6;

gratefully mentions former interpositions of God, 7, 8;

continues to detail the miseries of his case, 9-18;

points out the privileges of them that fear God, 19, 20;

shows that God had heard his prayers, notwithstanding he had

given himself over for lost, 21, 22;

calls on the saints to love God, and to have confidence in him,

because he preserves the faithful, and plentifully rewards the

proud doer, 23, 24.

NOTES ON PSALM XXXI

This Psalm contains no notes of time or place, to help us to ascertain when, where, or on what account it was written. Nor have we any certain evidence relative to the author: it might have been written by David during his persecution by Saul. Some think Jeremiah to have been the author: the thirteenth verse begins exactly with the same words as Jeremiah 20:10. There are several other apparent references to passages in the book of Jeremiah, which shall be produced in the notes.

Verse Psalms 31:1. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust] I confide in thee for every good I need: let me not be confounded by not receiving the end of my faith, the supply of my wants, and the salvation of my soul.