Psalms 31

Treated in 12 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 31:20 In the covert of thy presence wilt thou hide them from the plottings of man: Thou wilt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 3
  • 31:15 My times are in thy hand: Deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 2
  • 31:24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that hope in Jehovah. 2
  • 31:3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me. 1
  • 31:4 Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold. 1
  • 31:5 Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth. 1
  • 31:10 For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away. 1
  • 31:23 Oh love Jehovah, all ye his saints: Jehovah preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth him that dealeth proudly. 1

American Standard Version

Where it is preached

  1. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Ps. xxxi. 10

    …e neglect of mortification, gets a considerable victory, it breaks the bones of the soul, Ps. xxxi. 10, li. 8, and makes a man weak, sick, and ready to die, Ps. xxxviii. 3–5, so that he cannot…

  2. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    An exhortation to love God cites Psalm xxxi. 23

    …ear the name of Christians to become lovers of God. “O love the Lord, all ye his saints” (Psalm xxxi. 23). There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. I…

  3. Waiting on God · Andrew Murray

    Introduction cites Ps. 31:24

    …er.—Ps. 25:21. . . 41 8. Strong and of Good Courage.—Ps. 27:14. . . 45 9. With the Heart.—Ps. 31:24. . . 49 10. In Humble Fear and Hope.—Ps. 33:18-22. . . 54 11. Patiently.—Ps. 37:7,9. . . …

  4. The God of All Comfort · Hannah Whitall Smith

    The Lord Our Dwelling Place cites Psalm 31:20

    …e them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues” (Psalm 31:20). In the “cover of God’s tent,” no enemy can find us and no troubles can reach us. Human …

  5. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.1 The First Commandment cites Psa 31: 5

    …d is to commit our chief treasure, our soul, to him. ‘Into thy hands I commit my spirit.’ Psa 31: 5. As the orphan trusts his estate with his guardian, so we trust our souls with God. Then …

  6. The Secret of Guidance · Frederick Brotherton Meyer

    In the Secret of His Presence cites Ps. xxxi. 20

    …secret of abiding ever in the secret of His Presence and of being hidden in His Pavilion (Ps. xxxi. 20). Remember, then, at the outset, that neither thou, nor any of our race, can have that gl…

  7. Waiting on God · Andrew Murray

    With the Heart cites Ps. 31: 24

    … the Heart. 'Be strong, and let your heart take courage, All ye that wait for the Lord.'— Ps. 31: 24. (R.V.) THE words are nearly the same as in our last meditation. But I gladly avail mysel…

  8. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Psa 31: 3

    …is it to have God to be our guide and pilot! ‘For thy name’s sake, lead me and guide me.’ Psa 31: 3. (7) God shows mercy in correcting us. He is angry in love; he smites that he may save. H…

  9. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.9 The Ninth Commandment cites Psa 31: 20

    …lying upon us. ‘Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion, from the strife of tongues.’ Psa 31: 20. There is, I suppose, an allusion to kings, who being resolved to protect their favourite…

  10. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Twenty Years in Chains cites Psalm 31:15

    …ed for Isaac. Joseph waited in Egypt. Israel waited in exile. “My times are in thy hand” (Psalm 31:15, ASV). That confession becomes costly when our times are also administratively in another…

  11. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 31:15

    …ar. Scriptures to revisit Philippians 1:21; 2 Timothy 2:9; Hebrews 10:36; Romans 8:38-39; Psalm 31:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14. Reflection 1. Who are you if your present vocation is removed? …

  12. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Psalm 31:4

    …9 “Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.” (Psalm 31:4) Our spiritual foes are of the serpent's brood, and seek to ensnare us by subtlety. The p…