Psalms 31:8
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. For thou best regarded my humility, thou hast saved my soul out of distresses.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
In Context
7Thou hast hated them that regard vanities, to no purpose. But I have hoped in the Lord:
9And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 26:7And we cried to the Lord God of our fathers: who heard us, and looked down upon our af
1 Samuel 17:46This day, and the Lord will deliver thee into my hand, and I will slay thee, and take away thy head from thee: and I will give the carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth: that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
1 Samuel 26:8And Abisai said to David: God hath shut up thy enemy this day into thy hands: now then I will run him through with my spear even to the earth at once, and there shall be no need of a second time.
Job 36:16Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narrow mouth, and which hath no foundation under it : and the rest of thy table shall be full of fatness.
Psalms 88:8Thy wrath is strong over me: and all thy waves thou hast brought in upon me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:2-9
Prayer for Deliverance; Profession of Confidence in God. 1 In thee, O Lord , do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me. 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of… Read the whole commentary →