Psalms 31

Psalms 31:1

Title. A Psalm. See App-65.

of David = by David, or relating to the true David.

LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.

do I put my trust = have I fled for refuge to. See App-69.

Psalms 31:2

ear. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

deliver = rescue.

rock. Hebrew. zur. See note on Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:2.

Psalms 31:3

rock. Hebrew. sela’.

Thy name’s sake. See note on Psalms 20:1.

lead = Thou wilt gently lead.

guide = gently guide.

Pull = Thou wilt pull.

Psalms 31:5

Into, &c. Quoted in Luke 23:4 Luke 23:6.

hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia.

commit = I will commit.

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

redeemed = delivered by power. Hebrew. padah. See note on Exodus 13:13. Compare Exodus 6:6.

GOD. Hebrew El. App-4.

Psalms 31:6

I have hated. Some codices, with Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read “Thou hatest”.

lying vanities = idols. See Jeremiah 8:19; Jeremiah 10:8. Compare 2 Samuel 5:21. Jonah 2:8.

trust in = have fixed my hope on, or confidence in. Hebrew. batah. App-69.

Psalms 31:7

mercy = lovingkindness, or grace.

considered = looked upon.

my soul = me myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

Psalms 31:9

Have mercy upon = Show favour or grace to.

belly. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for “body”.

Psalms 31:10

iniquity. Hebrew. ’avah. App-44. But Septuagint and Syriac read “humiliation”.

Psalms 31:11

reproach = derision.

my neighbours. Compare 2 Samuel 6:16, 2 Samuel 6:20.

Psalms 31:12

am = became.

broken: or missing.

Psalms 31:13

life-soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

Psalms 31:14

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

Psalms 31:15

times. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for what is done in them = all my affairs.

Psalms 31:16

face. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

for Thy mercies’ sake = in Thy lovingkindness.

Psalms 31:17

wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha’. App-44.

the grave. Hebrew Sheol. App-35.

Psalms 31:18

grievous = hard, or arrogant.

the righteous = a righteous one.

Psalms 31:19

trust = put their trust. Same word as Psalms 31:1.

men. Hebrew. ’adam.

Psalms 31:20

pride = conspiracy.

man. Hebrew. ’Ish. App-14.

pavilion = booth, or tent.

Psalms 31:21

kindness = lovingkindness, or grace.

strong = fortified: which Zion was.

Psalms 31:22

eyes. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.

Psalms 31:23

the LORD. Hebrew ’eth Jehovah. App-4. (Objective.)

saints = favoured, or graced ones.

Psalms 31:24

hope in = wait for.