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You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. I Cor 2:2. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. New Living Translation (NLT) On Psalm xxxi. Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. 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. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. And we are made more than conquerors over our spiritual enemies. How His mind must Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Lying Vanities''They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.' (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? Psalm 31:24The Message. Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. Start your free trial today! Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. He rejoices in his mercy9. 2. THE PROMISE "He shall strengthen your heart." those arrogant enough to go it alone. Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. 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. Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. 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. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. "Where have ye laid him?" All rights reserved. By the kindly fellowship of friends.3. Watchfulness is another help; taking care to keep away from the occasions and inducements to sin: occupation in what is good and right, storing the mind with God's truth. 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. What has He ever done that you should doubt Him?3. [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. 1. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. 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 ) . The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress.' 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." For to me to live is Christ, i.e.' (1)At the present time, I believe that it restricts enterprise. Spurgeon. 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. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine Cordial, Father, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." 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. 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. In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristAn Exhortation to Love God1. The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. ", 2. As you slam the door on those oily, mocking faces. These are continually occurring, and we know not how to overcome them. Contra Julian iv). -- 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. Be strong. --PSALM xxxi. 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. Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" 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. --JONAH 11. 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. Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? 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.' The dogma of implicit faith refuted. (Admonition 30.) 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. All ye that hope in the Lord - All that put their trust in him, or all whose expectation is from him. 2. If thou art not of good courage, what will happen to thee? John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. --PSALM xxxi. 2. But God pardoned his unbelief, and answered the inarticulate cry of the heart. Let me earnestly persuade all who bear the name of Christians to become lovers of God. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. 1. 2, 3 (R.V.). As to the first. We say and do things in panic which we disown in calmer hours. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. 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. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." 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. 3. All rights reserved worldwide. The Law in Messianic Times. 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 Schoolmen refuted by various passages. 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." He is a rock of strength (vv. 1. God alone can do this.1. By the design or end of acting. Its Peculiar Properties. III. HippolytusThe Extant Works and Fragments of Hippolytus My Spirit on Thy Care[861]Emmaus: [862]St. Michael: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; Arr. 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." Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers.IV. 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? Be strong. ).PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsCourage, David, Fear, Heart, Hope, Maschil, Psalm, Strengthen, Strengtheneth, Strong, Wait, WaitingOutline1. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. I Cor 2:2. 2. There are four general things here to be noticed. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. 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. Start for FREE. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' The scope of this chapter. 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. Salem Media Group. Be strong. 23). Edward BurbidgeThe Kingdom of Heaven; What is it?Of Faith. Must I always go on sinning?" 20). 24.) 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. Question answered in respect to God and man. For to me to live is Christ. 8. Have you never felt it? He built it on Ocean foundations, laid it out on River girders. 24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. Contra Julian iv). 24So be strong and courageous,all you who put your hope in the Lord! --JONAH 11. Again this promise is given. - S. I. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. 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. For it is written, He hath given us drink in tears by measure (Ps. In the text to which this Appendix refers it has been indicated, that a new legislation was expected in Messianic days. If sin has gained power over you, at once delay not a day in seeking to subdue it. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' This supposeth what our case by nature is, and what we are all, When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! As to the first. (3)It pleads many excuses.III. "He shall strengthen your heart. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! "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 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. 2. --PSALM xxxi. David knew this, and from his own experience declares what God will do for His people. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. 1. I would not have you deserve the coward's doom, and speak of it as "retiring." 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. The Law in Messianic Times. What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? 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. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. 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. ( C. H. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. 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. 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. 1. 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. I like the way this is put. 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. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialFather, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. Question answered in respect to God and man. 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. 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. Be strong. lxxix. Copyright 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. 1. 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. Question answered in respect to the devil. It is the coward who is afraid to follow his convictions. This must be the ground of our courage. 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. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. The ultimate basis of this expectancy must be sought in the Old Testament Alfred EdersheimThe Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, There are Some Things of this Sort Even of Our Saviour in the Gospel27. How Satan acts in the reprobate. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' The affection of love is natural, but the grace is not. Those also distrusting themselves hope for all in Christ. 19, 20.) (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. 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. 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. 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 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. On Psalm xxxi. 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. 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. 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. 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. Because, with the outward extension of the Church, its influence upon the inner man needs always to be considered. 4. No bosom (save one) has the power to relieve me, The bosom which bled for me, JESUS MY ROCK! i. 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. The scope of this chapter. TRUE COURAGE WILL NEVER SWERVE FROM THAT WHICH IT KNOWS IS RIGHT. 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. lxxix. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great Miss A. L. WaringHymns and Meditations, His Journey to South Russia. A SEASONABLE EXHORTATION. "He shall strengthen your heart." 2, 3 (R.V.). But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. 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. The Message (MSG). Many things are and will continue to be implicitly, Strength for the Courageous Who Hope in the Lord, The Saint Rehearsing His Experience of the Great Protector's Care, Strength for the courageous who hope in the Lord, David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help, That it is Sweet to Despise the World and to Serve God. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today! An exhortation. He desired to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified. I would not have you deserve the coward's doom, and speak of it as "retiring." 3. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. By a precious promise.4. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing."

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