20. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. Sometimes by gracious providences.2. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. Psalm 32. But I know not that there is any, 'Into Thine hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.' 3 You are my rock and my castle; by your name will you guide me and direct me. lxxix. Many things are and will continue to be implicitly John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian Religion. 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! 3-5 You're my cave to hide in, HippolytusThe Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus My Spirit on Thy Care[861]Emmaus: [862]St. Michael: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; Arr. 2. 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. 1. At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. II. Ill. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. They err from the Scriptures who make the grace of God a reason for doing nothing; it is the reason for doing everything.1. ( C. H. 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. Faith is one grand means of victory over sin. You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. 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. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. --PSALM xxxi. 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! Hope in God cheers him, sustains him, comforts him; makes life happy and prosperous; and makes death calm, serene, triumphant. --JONAH 11. 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. If thou art not of good courage, what will happen to thee? Dont give up. It sounds strange logic, 'Be for Thou art,' and yet it is the logic of prayer, and goes very deep, pointing out both its limits and its encouragements. 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. 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. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. We are ignorant of our own hearts, and . (Ver. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. 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. It sounds strange logic, 'Be for Thou art,' and yet it is the logic of prayer, and goes very deep, pointing out both its limits and its encouragements. 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. --PSALM xxxi. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine Cordial, Father, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." Many things are and will continue to be implicitly John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionLinksPsalm 31:24 NIVPsalm 31:24 NLTPsalm 31:24 ESVPsalm 31:24 NASBPsalm 31:24 KJVPsalm 31:24 Bible AppsPsalm 31:24 ParallelPsalm 31:24 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 31:24 Chinese BiblePsalm 31:24 French BiblePsalm 31:24 German BiblePsalm 31:24 CommentariesBible Hub. 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. 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. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. --PSALM xxxi. 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. The parallelism between these two clauses is even stronger in the original than in our Version, for whilst the two words which designate the 'Rock' are not identical, their meaning is identical, and the difference Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, "My Times are in Thy Hand"Having thus taken to the best resource by trusting in Jehovah, and having made the grandest claim possible by saying, "Thou art my God", the Psalmist now stays himself upon a grand old doctrine, one of the most wonderful that was ever revealed to men. He sings, "My times are in thy hand." The dogma of implicit faith refuted. 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. Have you never felt it? On Psalm xxxi. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. Salem Media Group. '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.' For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. ", 2. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock? Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. The Law in Messianic Times. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? 6): which means that each person's soul should in its penitence drink the tears Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the Great, The 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. " Spurgeon. Nay, you shall be more happy that everything should cross you than that everything should please you, if it be God's sweet will. 1853. 3. 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. Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? How Satan acts in the reprobate. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. The Definition of It. Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. As you slam the door on those oily, mocking faces. 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. Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. He prays in his calamity19. 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. 2. 1. By a precious promise.4. It is a characteristic of true piety that all hope centers in God, or that the soul feels that there is no other ground of hope. Phil 1:1I. Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. But it is now to be proved that what is promised to God by vow or oath, ought to be performed also because of the act of Covenanting. Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' 24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!. Must I always go on sinning?" What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. Expect GOD to get here soon. The Message of Psalms: Premier Journaling Edition, blaze into view cover, The Message Prayerful Reading Bible: Luke & Acts, The Message: Solo - An Uncommon Devotional, The Message: Solo New Testament, Pink - Imperfectly Imprinted Bibles. 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. All comes to sinners through the wondrous gift of the only-begotten Son of God, to be the atonement for their sins. 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. There are four general things here to be noticed. 30). Example from the history of Job. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? The parallelism between these two clauses is even stronger in the original than in our Version, for whilst the two words which designate the 'Rock' are not identical, their meaning is identical, and the difference Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture"My Times are in Thy Hand"Having thus taken to the best resource by trusting in Jehovah, and having made the grandest claim possible by saying, "Thou art my God", the Psalmist now stays himself upon a grand old doctrine, one of the most wonderful that was ever revealed to men. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. He prays in his calamity19. 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. For to me to live is Christ. John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. You feel a sudden strengthening of your spirit, so that you are perfectly resigned, satisfied, prepared, and ready. 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. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of Christ, An Exhortation to Love God1. 4. After carefully pondering the matter--with, John YeardleyMemoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the GospelWhether Faith is Required of Necessity in the Minister of a Sacrament?Objection 1: It seems that faith is required of necessity in the minister of a sacrament. 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. God's goodness is a treasure laid up for future as well as present use and blessing. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristAn Exhortation to Love God1. As to the first. 3. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" I. 2, 3 (R.V.). For, as stated above [4401](A[8]), the intention of the minister is necessary for the validity of a sacrament. ( 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 . ). Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. He desired to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified. --PSALM xxxi. We have duties, many, varied, arduous. The Definition of It. What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? It is founded on the Lord Jesus Christ, His death and resurrection and intercession. NLT Compact Giant Print Bible, Filament Enabled Edition (Red Letter, LeatherLike, Navy Blue Cross), NLT Life Application Study Bible 2nd Edition, Leatherlike brown & tan indexed, NLT Teen Life Application Study Bible, Softcover, NLT Filament Bible, Blue Clothbound Hardcover, NLT Chronological Life Application Study Bible, Hardcover. 2. How Satan acts in the reprobate. 19. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. 1853. What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. 1. 1. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. 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. Ii. The call which John Yeardley had received to visit the German colonies in South Russia, and which had lain for a long time dormant, now revived. 24 Be strong and take . The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. They fear God, "My times are in Thy hand." Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? How God acts in them. I like the way this is put. THE PSALMIST OBTAINS FROM GOD THE HEARTFELT ASSURANCE OF HELP, AND PRAISES GOD FOR IT. No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. Read full chapter. Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? 2. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture, Be for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. By a precious promise.4. Augustine's similitude of a good and bad rider. ( C. H. (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? Have you never felt it? The necessity of the doctrine of faith. 2. It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. The dogma of implicit faith refuted. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. 19. Truly unspeakable is the sweetness of the contemplation of Thee, which Thou bestowest upon those who love Thee. 3. 2. For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' The admonition was timely and effectual. 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. 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. Proud member How His mind must Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Lying Vanities''They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.' At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. With what courage we should hope in God! The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. (3)In the midst of great labour for the Lord.The best of men are but men at the best; and, therefore, who wonders if their heart sometimes faileth them in the day of suffering, in the hour of battle, or under the broiling sun, when they are labouring for their Lord?3. ( C. H. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." Those also distrusting themselves hope for all in Christ. 1853. A CHEERING PROMISE. The mercy of God is not so "marvellous" when it is shown in humbler cities as when it is shown in "a strong city," [1389] and for this reason "God is to be blessed." 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! As to the first. Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" ( C. H. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. An exhortation. But I know not that there is any Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Into Thy Hands''Into Thine hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.' --PSALM xxxi. You feel a sudden strengthening of your spirit, so that you are perfectly resigned, satisfied, prepared, and ready. (1)In the battle of life. And so in our temptations. II. 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. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock? "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. This must by no means be neglected, the more we pray the stronger we are. "He shall strengthen your heart." This supposeth what our case by nature is, and what we are all, When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaOther Fragments on the Psalms. --PSALM xxxi. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. By the design or end of acting. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. There are four general things here to be noticed. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. 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. 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. Some Generals Proposed. But God pardoned his unbelief, and answered the inarticulate cry of the heart. 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. The mercy of God is not so "marvellous" when it is shown in humbler cities as when it is shown in "a strong city," [1389] and for this reason "God is to be blessed." He preserveth the faithful, and rewardeth the proud. I like the way this is put. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. After carefully pondering the matter--with, John YeardleyMemoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the GospelWhether Faith is Required of Necessity in the Minister of a Sacrament?Objection 1: It seems that faith is required of necessity in the minister of a sacrament. By the design or end of acting. But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaOther Fragments on the Psalms. But I know not that there is any Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Into Thy Hands''Into Thine hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.' John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. If you want to get out of diffidence, and timidity, and despondency, you must rouse yourselves up. Often they are very trying; but this promise is for us. I. When Life's gloomy curtain, at last, shall close o'er me, And the chill hand of death unexpectedly knock, I will, The Cities of Refuge: or, The Name of Jesus. John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. Connection of this chapter with the preceding. No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' i. This is good and just. 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." 20. The admonition was timely and effectual. It is not alone, "Be of good courage"; there is an "and" with it: "and he shall strengthen your heart." 3. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. Other Translations of Psalm 31:24 New International Version. God's goodness is a treasure laid up for future as well as present use and blessing. For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' 3. 1. 'Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!' I. He praises God for his goodnessDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 31:249612hope, in GodLibraryGoodness Wrought and Goodness Laid Up'Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!' Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. On Psalm xxxi. By a precious promise.4. Ii. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock?
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