Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 31
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.
ear. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
deliver = rescue.
rock. Hebrew. zur. See note on Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:2.
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.
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.
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.
mercy = lovingkindness, or grace.
considered = looked upon.
my soul = me myself. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
Have mercy upon = Show favour or grace to.
belly. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, for "body".
times. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for what is done in them = all my affairs.
face. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
for Thy mercies" sake = in Thy lovingkindness.
hope in = wait for.
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