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Psalms 31:15
Psalms 31:15
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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 31:1-24Psalms 31:1-24 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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 (Psalms 31:5-8, Psalms…Psalms 31:1-24Psalms 31:1-24 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe saint rehearsing his experience of the great Protector's care
There is no good reason to doubt that this is one of David's psalms. Its forms of expression bear the marks of his pen, £ and the "undesigned…Psalms 31:9-18Psalms 31:9-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn the foregoing verses David had appealed to God's righteousness, and
pleaded his relation to him and dependence on him; here he appeals to
his mercy, and pleads the greatness of his own misery, which made his…
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