An exhortation. The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? 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.' A CHEERING PROMISE. Question answered in respect to the devil. 3. ", 1. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! How Satan acts in the reprobate. Contra Julian iv). There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! 2. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. It destroys faith, which consists in a knowledge of the divine will. The scope of this chapter. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. The scope of this chapter. 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. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. Truly unspeakable is the sweetness of the contemplation of Thee, which Thou bestowest upon those who love Thee. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? '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.' A brief recapitulation of the leading points of the whole discussion. They lose their courage, their joy departs from them, and they become timorous and fearful. Connection of this chapter with the preceding. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. Cut down the tree, but not this only, pull up the roots. --PSALM xxxi. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. 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. A SEASONABLE EXHORTATION. 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! Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." 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.' For it is written, He hath given us drink in tears by measure (Ps. -- 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. --PSALM xxxi. --PSALM xxxi. Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" 2. You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. Sometimes by gracious providences.2. 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. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. (Read Psalm 31:19-24) Instead of yielding to impatience or despondency under our troubles, we should turn our thoughts to the goodness of the Lord towards those who fear and trust in Him. lxxix. It is the coward who is afraid to follow his convictions. Note the many attributes of God that David recites throughout the psalm: God is a refuge and shelter (vv. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. 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. Bible Language English. --JONAH 11. 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. I. 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. Expect GOD to get here soon. In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristAn Exhortation to Love God1. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. 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. He desired to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified. And how many there are who cannot do this. 30). The necessity of the doctrine of faith. Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help. There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. 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.' 1853. Edward BurbidgeThe Kingdom of Heaven; What is it?Of Faith. The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. Psalm 32. The dogma of implicit faith refuted. --PSALM xxxi. 4. 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. For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress.' 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. Sometimes by gracious providences.2. Not the sinless, the perfect, but, etc. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. i. --PSALM xxxi. 8. 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. 4. --JONAH 11. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. This is good and just. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialFather, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. HAVE YOU COURAGE TO SHOW YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN? 3. With what courage we should hope in God! (1)At the present time, I believe that it restricts enterprise. 2. Edward BurbidgeThe Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? (2)In times of temptation. Psalms 31:24 - MSG Bible - Be brave. Be strong. Don't give up. Expect (1)In the battle of life. (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. The ultimate basis of this expectancy must be sought in the Old Testament, 27. 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, (2)In times of temptation. Be thou my strong rock and the strength to save me! The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. Ii. He is righteous (v. 1) and will judge righteously (v. 23). Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristAn Exhortation to Love God1. where shall I flee to be safe from their shock? Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? Be strong. God alone can do this.1. lxxix. It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. The admonition was timely and effectual. 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. Copyright 2019 by Zondervan. (3)It pleads many excuses.III. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock? David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. He strengthens us by his Spirit to hope and trust in him. What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? 2. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." 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 Jesus. 24 Be strong and take . 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. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. No bosom (save one) has the power to relieve me, The bosom which bled for me, JESUS MY ROCK! "He shall strengthen your heart." Same thought in substance in all these passages. 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. 3. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." ).PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsCourage, David, Fear, Heart, Hope, Maschil, Psalm, Strengthen, Strengtheneth, Strong, Wait, WaitingOutline1. It destroys faith, which consists in a knowledge of the divine will. 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. 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. He prays in his calamity19. At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. Psalms 24 1-2 God claims Earth and everything in it, God claims World and all who live on it. 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. 1. Truly unspeakable is the sweetness of the contemplation of Thee, which Thou bestowest upon those who love Thee. (3)It pleads many excuses.III. John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 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. Question answered in respect to the devil. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. 1853. 3. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock? lxxix. MSG: The Message . Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. It is not alone, "Be of good courage"; there is an "and" with it: "and he shall strengthen your heart." 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.' If you want to get out of diffidence, and timidity, and despondency, you must rouse yourselves up. There are four general things here to be noticed. No bosom (save one) has the power to relieve me, The bosom which bled for me, JESUS MY ROCK! 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! 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. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. II. 2. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of Christ, An Exhortation to Love God1. For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' 8. From him must be derived the power for every duty and every difficulty. He desired to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified. 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. It destroys faith, which consists in a knowledge of the divine will. 24 Be brave. Start for FREE. 3. Ii. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. How God acts in them. He rejoices in his mercy9. 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. " He sings, "My times are in thy hand." 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. 3. On Psalm xxxi. Alexander took great pains to have him healed, and when he was quite well, he never exposed his precious life to any risk again. 19, 20.) He preserveth the faithful, and rewardeth the proud. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. 2. 3 You are my rock and my castle; by your name will you guide me and direct me. 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. (1)At the present time, I believe that it restricts enterprise. (3)It pleads many excuses.III. Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. Its Peculiar Properties. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingAppendix xiv. Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage." 2. 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. 3. Truly unspeakable is the sweetness of the contemplation of Thee, which Thou bestowest upon those who love Thee. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." Dont give up. Salem Media Group. lxxix. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." 1. Courageous - Being Daughters rooted in Grace. They err from the Scriptures who make the grace of God a reason for doing nothing; it is the reason for doing everything. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. 1. Augustine's similitude of a good and bad rider. 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, 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. Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. 20. 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. 19. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! The necessity of the doctrine of faith. 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." How Satan acts in the reprobate. 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. Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. Im leaping and singing in the circle of your love; discard me like a broken dish in the trash. We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. 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. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! 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. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. 2 Incline your ear to me, deliver me soon. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. THE PROMISE "He shall strengthen your heart." 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. 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." 24.) We must understand Paul of a spiritual life. 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." 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. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. Alexander took great pains to have him healed, and when he was quite well, he never exposed his precious life to any risk again. Objection 1: It seems that faith is required of necessity in the minister of a sacrament. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. 5. 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.' [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. where shall I flee to be safe from their shock? How Satan acts in the reprobate. It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. 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." 2. No, for , 1. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. 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. What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. But heretics, On Psalm xxxi. Psalm 32. Edward BurbidgeThe Kingdom of Heaven; What is it?Of Faith. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. He sings, "My times are in thy hand." 1. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' 1. 3. 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. 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. 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, (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. Some Generals Proposed. 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. What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart?