Psalms 31:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 22:4\22:3\But you are holy, O you who are seated among the praises of Israel.
Psalms 43:1Be my judge, O God, supporting my cause against a nation without religion; O keep me from the false and evil man.
Psalms 143:1A Psalm. Of David. Let my prayer come to you, O Lord; give ear to my requests for your grace; keep faith with me, and give me an answer in your righteousness;
Isaiah 49:23And kings will take care of you, and queens will give you their milk: they will go down on their faces before you, kissing the dust of your feet; and you will be certain that I am the Lord, and that those who put their hope in me will not be shamed.
Romans 5:5And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:1
It 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 Saul marched on one side of the hill and he on the other, and, soon after, in the cave in the wilderness of En-gedi; but that it was penned upon any of those occasions we are not told. It is a mixture of prayers, and praises, and professions of confidence in God, all which do well together and are… Read the whole commentary →