Psalms 31
Treated in 31 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 31:15 My whole life, every season of it, is in your hand; rescue me from the power of my enemies and from those chasing me. 9
- 31:5 I put my spirit into your hand for safekeeping; you have redeemed me, LORD, God who is faithful. 4
- 31:20 You hide them under the cover of your presence, away from human plotting; you keep them in a shelter, safe from quarrelsome tongues. 4
- 31:10 Sorrow is using up my life, and groaning my years; my guilt has made my strength give way, and my bones are wasting. 3
- 31:22 In my panic I said, "I have been cut off, out of your sight." Yet you heard my voice as I pleaded for mercy and cried out to you. 3
- 31:24 Stand firm and be brave in heart, all of you who put your hope in the LORD. 2
- 31:1 LORD, I have made you my refuge; never let me be disgraced; because you are righteous, set me free. 1
- 31:3 You yourself are my rock and my stronghold; for the honor of your name you will lead me and show me the way. 1
- 31:4 You will free me from the net they have secretly laid for me, because you are my stronghold. 1
- 31:14 But I put my trust in you, LORD; I tell you, "You alone are my God." 1
- 31:19 How great is the good you keep in store for those who fear you, the good you do, for all to see, to those who make you their refuge! 1
- 31:23 Love the LORD, all you who are loyal to him! The LORD watches over those who keep faith, but the one who acts proudly he repays in full measure. 1
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Where it is preached
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
The Righteousness of God cites PSALM 31:1
…O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. PSALM 31:1 How could David ask to be delivered by God’s righteousness, if God’s righteousness were…
- The Mortification of Sin in Believers ·
The necessity of mortification: the duty of the best believers cites Ps. xxxi. 10
…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…
- All Things for Good ·
An exhortation to love God cites Psalm xxxi. 23
…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.…
- The Key Teachings of F. B. Meyer ·
The Still Hour cites PSALM 31:20
…the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. PSALM 31:20 Reading him with care Meyer liked to hold up examples of unbroken communion — Brother…
- The God of All Comfort ·
The Lord Our Dwelling Place cites Psalm 31:20
…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…
- Waiting on God ·
Introduction cites Ps. 31:24
…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. . .…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.1 The First Commandment cites Psa 31: 5
…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…
- Portraits of Courage – C. S. Lewis ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 31:15
…and took his friend, and he survived without knowing why. Scriptures to revisit Psalm 91; Psalm 31:15; Romans 8:28. Reflection 1. When have you been spared something others were not? 2. How…
- The Secret of Guidance ·
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…
- Waiting on God ·
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…
- The Ten Commandments ·
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.…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 17 — Use to Be Made of the Doctrine of Providence cites Ps. 31:15
…in a manner whirls around, retakes himself to this asylum, “My times are in thy hand,” (Ps. 31:15). He might have said the course of life or time in the singular number, but by times he…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Twenty Years in Chains cites Psalm 31:15
…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…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Psalm 31:15
…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?…
- Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot ·
Appendix C: Chronology of the Life and Times of Elisabeth Elliot cites Psalm 31:15
…thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.” — Psalm 31:15, KJV The dates below are meant as orientation. Where the sources disagree, or where a…
- The Key Teachings of Elisabeth Elliot ·
Her Life cites PSALM 31:15
…in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. PSALM 31:15 A missionary household. Elisabeth Howard was born in Brussels on 21 December 1926, the…
- Anchored – 30 Days with God for Teens – Book 2 ·
Day 2 — Worried About the Future cites Psalm 31:14–15
“But I trust in You, O LORD; I say, ‘You are my God.’ My times are in Your hands.” — Psalm 31:14–15 (BSB) Everyone seems to want to know. “What are you going to study?” “What do you want to…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
What’s Wrong with Horoscopes, Tarot and Ouija Boards? cites Psalm 31:15
…without trusting God. The Bible offers something better: “My times are in Your hands” (Psalm 31:15). And if you need wisdom, “he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 2 — Of Faith cites Psalm 31:22
…we have a fuller confession: “I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes,” (Psalm 31:22). In another passage, in anxious and wretched perplexity, he debates with himself, nay…
- The Key Teachings of Corrie ten Boom ·
Don’t Wrestle, Just Nestle cites PSALM 31:15
…in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. PSALM 31:15 A woman who had stood at roll call in Ravensbrück had every reason to worry. That she…
- The Key Teachings of Augustine of Hippo ·
What Then Is Time? cites PSALM 31:15
…One who is not subject to time, and so we need not be frantic. My times are in thy hand. PSALM 31:15 Third, attention. Since the present is the only point at which we touch time, it is the…
- The Key Teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer ·
The Prayer Book of the Bible cites PSALM 31:5
…is both. Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. PSALM 31:5 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my…
- Evening by Evening ·
August cites Psalm 31:4
…“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…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.9 The Ninth Commandment cites Psa 31: 20
…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…
- George Müller of Bristol ·
Appendix A: Scripture Texts That Moulded George Müller cites Psa. xxxi. 19
…fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!" (Psa. xxxi. 19.) "THOU ART GOOD AND DOEST GOOD." (Psa. cxix. 68.) "I know, O Lord, that Thy judgments…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Chief End cites Psa 31:5
…altar of refuge; he engarrisons himself in the promises, and trusts all he has with God. Psa 31:5. ‘Into thy hands I commit my spirit.’ This is a great way of bringing glory to God, and…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Christ the Mediator of the Covenant cites Psalm 31:22
…that you could hardly feel any pulse. ‘I said, I am cut off from before thine eyes.’ Psalm 31:22. But grace in Christ is a never-failing fulness, it never abated in the least degree, he…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Assurance cites Psa 31:22
…off from before shine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications.’ Psa 31:22. If we pour out sighs to heaven, God will hear every groan; and though he does not show…
- A Body of Divinity ·
The Death of the Righteous cites Psa 31:10
…Here David cried out, ‘My life is spent with griefs, and my years with sighing.’ Psa 31:10. Quid est diu vivere, nisi diu torqueri [Long life is merely long torment]. Augustine.…
- A Body of Divinity ·
A Believer's Privilege at Death cites Psa 31:10
…heart, and drops into tears. ‘My life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing.’ Psa 31:10. It was part of the curse, ‘In sorrow thou shalt bring forth.’ Gen 3:16. Many things…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 3, Chapter 20 — Of Prayer cites Ps 31:5
…as David properly does when he says, “Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth,” (Ps 31:5). After ascribing the praise of his salvation to God, he adds that he is true: for were…