Psalms 31:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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! ”

Psalms 31:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Oh how great is thy goodness - That is, in view of the divine protection and favor in such cases, or when thus assailed. The psalmist seems to have felt that it was an inexpressible privilege thu...
Psalms 31:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXI. Prayer in distress strangely intermingled with such confidence in God that the deliverance seems to be already accomplished. Psalms 31:1-3 a . Recurs with textual variants in Psalms 7...
Psalms 31:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

trust . put their trust. Same word as Psalms 31:1 . men. Hebrew. 'adam.
Psalms 31:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

19. O how great is thy goodness which thou hast hidden for them that fear thee! In this verse the Psalmist exclaims that God is incomprehensibly good and beneficent towards his servants. G...
Psalms 31:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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! O how great is thy goodness - God's go...
Psalms 31:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thy goodness, which thou hast laid up, &c.— Which thou treasurest up for those who fear thee; which thou providest for those who make thee their refuge, before the sons of men. Mudge and Gree...
Psalms 31:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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! The third division. The assurance of...
Psalms 31:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The writer of this Ps. gratefully records God's past deliverances ( Psalms 31:1-8 ), appeals to God for help against the enemies who assail him in the present ( Psalms 31:9-18 ), and ends with ferven...
Psalms 31:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Laid up. — Better, hidden, ( Heb. tsaphan; comp. Psalms 17:14 ; Obadiah 1:6 ), as a treasure for the faithful, and now brought out and displayed in the presence “of the sons of men.”
Psalms 31:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 31:1-24 THE swift transitions of feeling in this psalm may seem strange to colder natures whose lives run smoothly, but reveal a brother-soul to those who have known what it is to ride on t...
Psalms 31:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Jehovah Preserveth the Faithful Psalms 31:14-24 What a change ensues in the spirit of our life when we look from men and things to God! Do not look at God through circumstances, but at circumst...
Psalms 31:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this great song of trust struggling through tears to triumph, we have a fine example of an experience often repeated in the history of the children of faith. There are three divisions. In the firs...
Psalms 31:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

These words seem to speak the security of the church, in the chambers of the everlasting covenant, into which she is invited to enter in times of trouble. There is laid up, and there will be brought...
Psalms 31:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

[O] how great [is] thy goodness ,.... Not the natural and essential goodness of God; for though that is large and abundant, yea, infinite, as every perfection of his is, yet it cannot with propriety...
Psalms 31:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 31:19 [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! Ver. 19. Oh how grea...
Psalms 31:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

O, how great is thy goodness No words can express the greatness of thy love and blessings; which thou hast laid up Hebrew, צפנת, tzapanta, hast hid , namely, with thyself, or in thy own breast....
Psalms 31:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Triumphant Praise. 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou h...
Psalms 31:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

How great is thy goodness! no words can express the greatness of thy love and blessings. Laid up, or hidden, to wit, with thyself, or in thy own breast. The word is very emphatical, and removes an...
Psalms 31:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Oh how great is your goodness, Which you have laid up for those who fear you, Which you have wrought for those who take refuge in you, Before the sons of men!' In the covert of your presence wil...
Psalms 31:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION A psalm, in which the psalmist rises by prayer, from trouble, to lively faith and hope in God. The older interpreters founding on the use of the same word in Psalms 31:2-3 (Heb.), and...
Psalms 31:19 - Scofield Reference Notes

fear ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 19:9 ).
Psalms 31:19 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 31:19 This text is the expression of a Divine law, the law of God's wise reserve in dispensing His favours. I. There are certain great blessings of God which no man is able to receive at o...
Psalms 31:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 31:1 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; Can we say as much as that? However else this Psalm of David may end, it strikes a grand key-note, that which should be the first indication of o...
Psalms 31:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:5 . Into thine hand I commit my spirit, the words which our Saviour used on the cross, and the words which St. Stephen used the moment before his death, when addressing the Lord Jesus; a...
Psalms 31:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

O 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. Of hearing God and trusting in Him I. ex...
Psalms 31:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is, in the main, a cry for deliverance out of pressing danger and trouble; but it is interspersed with passages of a more cheerful tone, expressive of faith and confidenc...
Psalms 31:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Confidence and Triumph of Faith
Psalms 31:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 2:9 ; 1 John 3:1 ; 1 John 3:2 ; 1 Peter 1:4 ; 1 Peter 1:5 ; 2 Corinthians 5:5 ; Acts 15:12 ; Colossians 3:2-4 ; Hebrews 10:34 ; Isaiah 26:12 ; Isaiah 35:10 ; Isaiah 64:4 ;...
Psalms 31:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Laid up — His favour is not always manifested, to them, but it is laid up for them in his treasure, whence it shall be drawn forth when they need it, and he sees it fit. Before — Publickly and in t...

Psalms 31:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 31:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 31:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 31:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 31:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 31:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 31:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 31:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 31:19 - Scofield Reference Notes

Psalms 31:19 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 31:19 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 31:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 31:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 31:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 31:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 31:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes