am 2943, bc 1061
deliver: Psalms 7:8-9, Psalms 43:1, Psalms 143:1, Psalms 143:11-12; Daniel 9:16
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Psalms 31:1
Psalms 31:1
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Psalms 31 — OverviewPsalms 31 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIt is probable that David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by
Saul; some passages in it agree particularly to the narrow escapes he
had, at Keilah (1 Sam. xxiii. 13), then in the wilderness of Maon, when…Psalms 31 — OverviewPsalms 31 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 31:1, David, shewing his confidence in God, craves his help; Psalms 31:7, He rejoices in his mercy; Psalms 31:9, He prays in his calamity; Psalms 31:19, He praises God for his goodness.Psalms 31 — OverviewPsalms 31 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleTo the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. This psalm, according to Arama, was composed by David when in Keilah; but, according to Kimchi and others, when the Ziphites proposed to deliver him up into the hands of Saul;…Psalms 31:1-8Psalms 31:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleFaith and prayer must go together. He that believes, let him pray--I
believe, therefore I have spoken: and he that prays, let him believe,
for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. We have both here.
I.…Psalms 31:1Psalms 31:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryIn thee, O Lord, do I put my trust. If prayer to God for aid in a special time of trouble is the main object of the psalm, the expression of full trust in God is a secondary object, and is maintained throughout (see…Psalms 31:1-8Psalms 31:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryA prayer for grace in trouble.
Authorship uncertain. Some give it to David, in Ziklag; others to Jeremiah. Three divisions.
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