What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? --PSALM xxxi. If this weakness of the heart should continue, it will be very injurious. An exhortation. Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. On Psalm xxxi. Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? ). 24 Be brave. I like the way this is put. That is moral courage. 23). --PSALM xxxi. This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. 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." Alexander took great pains to have him healed, and when he was quite well, he never exposed his precious life to any risk again. Ii. Whether Faith is Required of Necessity in the Minister of a Sacrament? Psalms 31 | MSG Bible | YouVersion lxxix. Do not be a religious or political "turn-coat" against the secret conviction of your mind. "Where have ye laid him?" Do We See Any Gospel Connections in the Book of Numbers? 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 word rendered 'presence' is literally 'face,' and the force of this very remarkable expression of confidence is considerably marred unless that rendering be retained. You must not be so; in the name of God, you are commanded in the text to "be of good courage."2. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. Start for FREE. Contra Julian iv). He was not shut up unto the hand of the enemy; but his feet stood in a large room, for he was. In this most of all Thou hast showed me the sweetness of Thy charity, Thomas A KempisImitation of ChristAn Exhortation to Love God1. At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. There are four general things here to be noticed. This weakness occurs on many occasions. Courageous - Being Daughters rooted in Grace. --PSALM xxxi. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. 24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.. English Standard Version. 1. Sometimes by gracious providences.2. Spurgeon. "Where have ye laid him?" Psalm 31:23-24 MSG - Love GOD, all you saints; GOD takes - BibleGateway 3. 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.' 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: 1891, That 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! 1. Have you never felt it? John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. 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. It destroys faith, which consists in a knowledge of the divine will. Isaiah 35:3,4 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees, Luke 22:31,32 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: . But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaOther Fragments on the Psalms. 5. Psalm 31:24 Commentaries: Be strong and let your heart take courage There are four general things here to be noticed. 22. 22. Walk Humbly. 20. ( 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 . Psalm 32. "The Saints on earth, and those above, But one communion make; Joined to their Lord in bonds of love, All of His grace partake." As to the first. lxxix. 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. An exhortation. He sings, "My times are in thy hand." Other Translations of Psalm 31:24 New International Version. He prays in his calamity19. He desired to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified. 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. John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionCovenanting Confers Obligation. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." 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. Question answered in respect to the devil. Margaret Wilson, in the days of Charles II., was tied to a post on the shore at the flow of the tide, but offered her life if she would obey the Church. (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. The admonition was timely and effectual. Differently to be admonished are those who deplore sins of deed, and those who deplore sins of thought. 22 In my alarm I said, "I am cut off from your sight!". This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. (Vers. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingAppendix xiv. 1853. 8. A CHEERING PROMISE. Hid 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.' 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! Ii. where shall I flee to be safe from their shock? This must by no means be neglected, the more we pray the stronger we are. 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. No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' 30). [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. Expect GOD to get here soon. By the kindly fellowship of friends.3. Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. 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 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. 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. It does not make him neglect means. By the kindly fellowship of friends.3. By the kindly fellowship of friends.3. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 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. By the design or end of acting. Start your free trial today! By the design or end of acting. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. The scope of this chapter. 2. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. 2. Ii. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingAppendix xiv. Save 15% on BibleGateway+ with code SPRINGSTUDY15. I like the way this is put. Let good or ill befall, It must be good for me; Secure, The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. Do you not think that your God deserves to be trusted? Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. 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 wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. We say and do things in panic which we disown in calmer hours. 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. --PSALM xxxi. 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. 1. 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! It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." At the same time, the exhortation is not omitted. All rights reserved. Sometimes by gracious providences.2. By the kindly fellowship of friends.3. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. --PSALM xxxi. For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress.' Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all you that hope in the LORD. Truly unspeakable is the sweetness of the contemplation of Thee, which Thou bestowest upon those who love Thee. 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. But I know not that there is any, 'Into Thine hand I commit my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.' Men are by nature haters of God (Rom. I. 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. The Law in Messianic Times. 1. 2. I. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! Some Generals Proposed. For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress.' Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. Its Peculiar Properties. Example from the history of Job. As to the first. He rejoices in his mercy9. II. Psalm 31:24 NIV - Be strong and take heart, all you who - Bible Gateway Old Objection, that the agency of God in such cases is referable to prescience or permission, not actual operation. Of the Triumph of the Christian Faith. --PSALM xxxi. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! Its Peculiar Properties. --PSALM xxxi. THE PERSONS TO WHOM THIS PROMISE IS MADE, those who "hope in the Lord." It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. Question answered in respect to God and man. --PSALM xxxi. ", 1. Spurgeon. (1) But what art Thou to those who love Thee? You feel a sudden strengthening of your spirit, so that you are perfectly resigned, satisfied, prepared, and ready. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. "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. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. 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. Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers.IV. (Ver. 24 Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!. Now 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! He sings, "My times are in thy hand." 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. By using our website, you accept our use of cookies as described in our Privacy Policy. A brief recapitulation of the leading points of the whole discussion. I would not have you deserve the coward's doom, and speak of it as "retiring." Some of them do not get much beyond hope, "All ye that hope in the Lord." 22. The Law in Messianic Times. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! This doctrine obscured by the Schoolmen, who make God the object of faith, without referring to Christ. Note the many attributes of God that David recites throughout the psalm: God is a refuge and shelter (vv. ( C. H. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. Such are those where, concerning the woman which had an issue of blood, He said, "Who touched Me?" Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. The dogma of implicit faith refuted. No bosom (save one) has the power to relieve me, The bosom which bled for me, JESUS MY ROCK! Access 50+ premium resources. The performance of that exercise is commanded, and the same law which enjoins that the duties John CunninghamThe Ordinance of CovenantingAppendix xiv. I Cor 2:2. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. 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. Objection 2: Further, if a minister of the Church has not the true faith, it seems that he is a heretic. It is not so easy to love God as most imagine. 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. 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. If thou art not of good courage, what will happen to thee? Its Peculiar Properties. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. (2)It endangers the success of the best workers. 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. Christ is my life; so Gregory of Nyssa; or thus, my life is made up of Christ. "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. Have you never felt it? Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Psalms 31:24. 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!' Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." i. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. 23). [2432] He asked, namely, as if not knowing that which in any wise He knew. There are but few that love God: many give Him hypocritical kisses, but few love Him. 2, 3 (R.V.). Be strong. For to me to live is Christ. A CHEERING PROMISE. 3. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! The Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureBe for Thou Art'Be Thou to me a strong Rock, an house of defence to save me. 3. 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. Some Generals Proposed. V. LET ME URGE YOU TO HAVE COURAGE TO DECIDE FOR JESUS CHRIST. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great. Have you never felt it? "Toe the mark "in every sense in matters of truth and morals, and be brave enough to die rather than do wrong. By the design or end of acting. The admonition was timely and effectual. I. 8. 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. The wicked would flee from God; they would neither be under His rules, nor within His reach. Its Peculiar Properties. 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 CHEERING PROMISE.