The Psalmist has been describing, with the eloquence of misery, his own desperate condition, in all manner of metaphors which he heaps together--'sickness,' 'captivity,' 'like a broken vessel,' 'as a dead man out of mind.' Question answered in respect to God and man. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. 2 Incline your ear to me, deliver me soon. For it is written, He hath given us drink in tears by measure (Ps. (Admonition 30.) God hides and protects those who trust in him - as in a royal pavilion (ver. Copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers.IV. Those also distrusting themselves hope for all in Christ. Save 15% on BibleGateway+ with code SPRINGSTUDY15. John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. Example from the history of Job. There are Some Things of this Sort Even of Our Saviour in the Gospel How they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And to wipe the weeping eyes; And a heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize. 24So be strong and courageous,all you who put your hope in the Lord! lxxix. Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. 2. Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USAHow God Works in the Hearts of Men. Phil 1:1I. ( See Gill on Psalms 27:14 ); by this instance of God's wonderful kindness to the psalmist, he would have the saints take heart, and be of good cheer, even in the greatest distresses, since their case cannot be worse than his was; and yet he had deliverance out of it; all ye . It is founded on the Lord Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection and intercession. Don't give up. lxxix. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. The Targum is, "who hope for", or "trust in the word of the Lord"; the essential Word, the promised Messiah. The admonition was timely and effectual. Used by permission of NavPress. I would not have you deserve the coward's doom, and speak of it as "retiring." If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. How Satan acts in the reprobate. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? Connection of this chapter with the preceding. Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. How God acts in them. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialFather, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." For it is written, He hath given us drink in tears by measure (Ps. By a precious promise.4. 1-2 I run to you, God; I run for dear life. In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristAn Exhortation to Love God1. i. Beside all that, God the Holy Spirit has a secret way of strengthening the courage of God's people, which none of us can explain. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great Miss A. L. WaringHymns and MeditationsHis Journey to South Russia. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart (See Gill on Psalms 27:14); by this instance of God's wonderful kindness to the psalmist, he would have the saints take heart, and be of good cheer, even in the greatest distresses, since their case cannot be worse than his was; and yet he had deliverance out of it; all ye that hope in the Lord; for the eye of the Lord is on such, and he takes delight in them, ( Psalms 33:18 ) ( 147:11 ) . --PSALM xxxi. Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers.IV. The Psalmist has been describing, with the eloquence of misery, his own desperate condition, in all manner of metaphors which he heaps together--'sickness,' 'captivity,' 'like a broken vessel,' 'as a dead man out of mind.' Higher and higher the water rose, but she would not yield, and she died, crying out with her last breath, "Christ only is my Master." 6): which means that each person's soul should in its penitence drink the tears Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThe Nature of JustificationJustification in the active sense (iustificatio, {GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA}) is defined by the Tridentine Council as "a translation from that state wherein man is born a child of the first Adam, to the state of grace and of the adoption of the sons of God through the second Adam, Joseph PohleGrace, Actual and Habitual"The Truth. " 3. If thou art not of good courage, what will happen to thee? The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. As a wicked man's life is made up of sin, Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityHow they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. A brief recapitulation of the leading points of the whole discussion. (b) He does hope in God - in reference to all that is needful for himself as an individual; all that will be for the good of his family; all that will tend to bless the world; all that he desires in heaven. (Isaiah lair. Proud member [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart (See Gill on Psalms 27:14); by this instance of God's wonderful kindness to the psalmist, he would have the saints take heart, and be of good cheer, even in the greatest distresses, since their case cannot be worse than his was; and yet he had deliverance out of it; all ye that hope in the Lord; for the eye of the Lord is on such, and he takes delight in them, ( Psalms 33:18 ) ( 147:11 ) . But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma Theologica, Other Fragments on the Psalms. A friend who had watched with regret his unsuccessful attempts on former journeys to enter that jealous country, and who augured from the political changes which had taken place that permission might probably now be obtained, brought the subject again under his notice. Why Does God Compare Our Relationship with Him to That of a Bride and Groom? Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. (Vers. In the text to which this Appendix refers it has been indicated, that a new legislation was expected in Messianic days. [2431] and of Lazarus. Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." Your granite cave a hiding place, your high cliff nest a place of safety. When Life's gloomy curtain, at last, shall close o'er me, And the chill hand of death unexpectedly knock, I will John Ross MacduffThe Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of JesusThe Communion of Saints. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. He prays in his calamity19. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. The admonition was timely and effectual. On Psalm xxxi. How Satan acts in the reprobate. --JONAH 11. In the text to which this Appendix refers it has been indicated, that a new legislation was expected in Messianic days. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. In like manner, his being cast into the sea and swallowed by the great fish, is a poetic reproduction, for homiletical purposes, of Israel's sufferings at the hands of the heathen whom it had failed to warn. 'I trusted Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHid in Light'Thou shall hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man; Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.' The scope of this chapter. William Crotch, 1836 Psalm 31 Henry F. Lyte, 1834 My spirit on Thy care, Blest Savior, I recline; Thou wilt not leave me to despair, For Thou art love divine. I ask Thee for a thoughtful love, Through constant watching wise, To meet the glad with joyful smiles, And to wipe the weeping eyes; And a heart at leisure from itself, To soothe and sympathize. Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural, To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular, Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Poetry: Psalm 31:24 Be strong and let your heart take (Psalm Ps Psa. And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great Miss A. L. WaringHymns and MeditationsHis Journey to South Russia. I. A brief recapitulation of the leading points of the whole discussion. In Thee I place my trust, On Thee I calmly rest; I know Thee good, I know Thee just, And count thy choice the best. He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was. Augustine's similitude of a good and bad rider. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. --PSALM xxxi. Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. If you want to get out of diffidence, and timidity, and despondency, you must rouse yourselves up. Psalm 31 makes it clear that David knew God in a personal, practical, and deep way before he got into this crisis. Who can scale the holy north-face? ).PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsCourage, David, Fear, Heart, Hope, Maschil, Psalm, Strengthen, Strengtheneth, Strong, Wait, WaitingOutline1. After carefully pondering the matter--with, Memoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the Gospel. (a) The truly pious man despairs of success in anything else, or from any other quarter, for he feels that God alone can give success. Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. I like the way this is put. 24Be brave. ( C. H. They hope for good things, for this is implied when the psalmist speaks of those that hope in the Lord, for no man hopes for evil things whose hope is in the Lord. The word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. An exhortation. Sometimes by gracious providences.2. What an honour to that old saint that Jesus Christ, dying, should find nothing that more fully corresponded to His inmost heart at that moment than the utterance of the Psalmist long ago! Edward BurbidgeThe Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? And so in our temptations. 30). The word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. 3. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. 2. What Does Colossians 2:6-7 Teach Us about Our Faith Walk? Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? Start your free trial today! 1. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great Miss A. L. WaringHymns and MeditationsHis Journey to South Russia. Often they are very trying; but this promise is for us. 2. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. Same thought in substance in all these passages. Example from the history of Job. HippolytusThe Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus My Spirit on Thy Care[861]Emmaus: [862]St. Michael: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; Arr. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Have you never felt it? Oh, be brave, not cowards. THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Languagecopyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. 30). Expect GOD to get here soon. If a man be full of animal courage, no credit to him; for he has to thank his father and mother for his vigorous body which inspires him to be brave. The Definition of It. Contra Julian iv). 4. 2. Start your free trial today! No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. 1. 2. As to the first. What an honour to that old saint that Jesus Christ, dying, should find nothing that more fully corresponded to His inmost heart at that moment than the utterance of the Psalmist long ago! Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure, The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA. A friend who had watched with regret his unsuccessful attempts on former journeys to enter that jealous country, and who augured from the political changes which had taken place that permission might probably now be obtained, brought the subject again under his notice. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. How God acts in them. "Where have ye laid him?" John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. This supposeth what our case by nature is, and what we are all John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life, Jesus, My Rock. These are continually occurring, and we know not how to overcome them. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! As to the first. where shall I flee to be safe from their shock? "Where have ye laid him?" The necessity of the doctrine of faith. 2. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. There are some things of this sort even of our Saviour in the Gospel, because the Lord of the Prophets deigned to be Himself also a Prophet. He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891That it is Sweet to Despise the World and to Serve GodNow will I speak again, O my Lord, and hold not my peace; I will say in the ears of my God, my Lord, and my King, who is exalted above all, Oh how plentiful is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee! 19. And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. Nay, you shall be more happy that everything should cross you than that everything should please you, if it be God's sweet will. [2431] and of Lazarus. 4 Pull me out of the net that has been set for me, for you are my refuge! How God acts in them. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. --PSALM xxxi. The Law in Messianic Times. The ultimate basis of this expectancy must be sought in the Old Testament Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the MessiahThere are Some Things of this Sort Even of Our Saviour in the Gospel27. For those who deplore sins of deed are to be admonished that perfected lamentations should wash out consummated evils, lest they be bound by a greater debt of perpetrated deed than they pay in tears of satisfaction for it. THE PROMISE. 2. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. -- Psalm 31:15 Father, I know that all my life Is portioned out for me, And the changes that are sure to come, I do not fear to see; But I ask Thee for a present mind Intent on pleasing Thee. This supposeth what our case by nature is, and what we are all John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeJesus, My Rock. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. --JONAH 11. Alexander took great pains to have him healed, and when he was quite well, he never exposed his precious life to any risk again. Don't give up. The history of the extension of the Church of Christ from one land to another, and of the successive victories won by the Cross over heathen races from age to age, gives by itself a very imperfect idea of the meaning of the words "The Holy Catholic Church." What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. where shall I flee to be safe from their shock? Beside all that, God the Holy Spirit has a secret way of strengthening the courage of God's people, which none of us can explain. Read full chapter. Ii. How Satan acts in the reprobate. For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress.' 3. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. 1. What Does Colossians 2:6-7 Teach Us about Our Faith Walk? The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. 23.) Question answered in respect to God and man. He built it on Ocean foundations, laid it out on River girders. How God acts in them. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. I. There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! "He shall strengthen your heart." all ye that hope in the Lord; for the eye of the Lord is on such, and he takes delight in them, Psalm 33:18. Be strong. Copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. 1. No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. For it is written, He hath given us drink in tears by measure (Ps. Objection 1: It seems that faith is required of necessity in the minister of a sacrament. Nay, you shall be more happy that everything should cross you than that everything should please you, if it be God's sweet will. He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891That it is Sweet to Despise the World and to Serve GodNow will I speak again, O my Lord, and hold not my peace; I will say in the ears of my God, my Lord, and my King, who is exalted above all, Oh how plentiful is Thy goodness which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee! It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." Perhaps, in the middle of the night, you awake, and the visitations of God are manifested to you, and you feel as happy as if everything went the way you would like it to go. The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full. Question answered in respect to the devil. 8. No bosom (save one) has the power to relieve me, The bosom which bled for me, JESUS MY ROCK! A SEASONABLE EXHORTATION. 5-6 God is at their side; At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. As a wicked man's life is made up of sin, Thomas WatsonA Body of DivinityHow they are to be Admonished who Lament Sins of Deed, and those who Lament Only Sins of Thought. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. 6): which means that each person's soul should in its penitence drink the tears Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThe Nature of JustificationJustification in the active sense (iustificatio, {GREEK SMALL LETTER DELTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER KAPPA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER ALPHA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA WITH OXIA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER OMEGA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER SIGMA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER IOTA}{GREEK SMALL LETTER FINAL SIGMA}) is defined by the Tridentine Council as "a translation from that state wherein man is born a child of the first Adam, to the state of grace and of the adoption of the sons of God through the second Adam, Joseph PohleGrace, Actual and Habitual"The Truth. " MSG: The Message . 2. 3. 5. (Ver. 1. That what we are to speak to for the clearing and improving this noble piece of truth, that Christ is the Truth, may be the more clearly understood and edifying, we shall first take notice of some generals, and then show particularly how or in what respects Christ is called the Truth; and finally speak to some cases wherein we are to make use of Christ as the Truth. The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. THE question as to the Rabbinic views in regard to the binding character of the Law, and its imposition on the Gentiles, in Messianic times, although, strictly speaking, not forming part of this history, is of such vital importance in connection with recent controversies as to demand special consideration. Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure VariousThe Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USAHow God Works in the Hearts of Men. Not the sinless, the perfect, but, etc. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine Cordial, Father, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' The admonition was timely and effectual. --PSALM xxxi. 3. ", 1. He rejoices in his mercy9. Be strong. --JONAH 11. [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. love and reverence we owe to God because of his retributive work! Save 15% on BibleGateway+ with code SPRINGSTUDY15. Example from the history of Job. 1. 1. Expect GOD to get here soon. Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. Bible Language English. Connection of this chapter with the preceding. Appendix xiv. I Cor 2:2. All ye that hope in the Lord - All that put their trust in him, or all whose expectation is from him. It implies that his life is free from presumption and that he prays for the Divine blessing. Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" The word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. He prays in his calamity19. In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity. Its Peculiar Properties. Jonah's refusal to obey the divine command to go to Nineveh and cry against it is best taken, not as prosaic history, but as a poetical representation of Israel's failure to obey the divine call of witnessing for God. Nay, you shall be more happy that everything should cross you than that everything should please you, if it be God's sweet will. Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Psalm 146:5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: Romans 15:12,13 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust. It is the coward who is afraid to follow his convictions. There are some things of this sort even of our Saviour in the Gospel, because the Lord of the Prophets deigned to be Himself also a Prophet. The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. This supposeth what our case by nature is, and what we are all, When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! There are four general things here to be noticed. --PSALM xxxi. You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. Read full chapter. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. 'I trusted Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureHid in Light'Thou shall hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man; Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.' --JONAH 11. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. He sings, "My times are in thy hand." It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. 2. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. The Psalmist has been describing, with the eloquence of misery, his own desperate condition, in all manner of metaphors which he heaps together--'sickness,' 'captivity,' 'like a broken vessel,' 'as a dead man out of mind.' 3. 3. He sings, "My times are in thy hand." When Life's gloomy curtain, at last, shall close o'er me, And the chill hand of death unexpectedly knock, I will John Ross MacduffThe Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of JesusThe Communion of Saints. HippolytusThe Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus My Spirit on Thy Care[861]Emmaus: [862]St. Michael: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; Arr. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." He sings, "My times are in thy hand."
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