Psalms 31:22

For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	אָ֘מַ֤רְתִּי 'a.Mar.ti	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
haste	בְחָפְזִ֗י ve.cha.fe.Zi	H2648	properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix
off	נִגְרַזְתִּי֮ nig.raz.Ti	H1629	to cut off · verb, niphal perfect, 1st person common singular
before	מִנֶּ֪גֶד mi.Ne.ged	H5048	a front · preposition + cardinal number, masculine singular construct
eyes	עֵ֫ינֶ֥יךָ 'ei.Nei.kha	H5869	an eye (literally or figuratively) · noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
nevertheless	אָכֵ֗ן 'a.Khen	H403	firmly · interjection
heardest	שָׁ֭מַעְתָּ Sha.ma'.ta	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
voice	ק֥וֹל Kol	H6963	a voice or sound · noun, common masculine singular construct
supplications	תַּחֲנוּנַ֗י ta.cha.nu.Nai	H8469	earnest prayer · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
cried	בְּשַׁוְּעִ֥י be.sha.ve.'I	H7768	properly · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

Psalms 116:11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
Hebrews 5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save h…
Job 35:14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him; therefore trust thou in him.
Psalms 6:9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
Psalms 88:16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
Ezekiel 37:11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we…
Jonah 2:7-9 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.
1 Samuel 23:26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:19–end

We have three things in these verses: - I. The believing acknowledgment which David makes of God's goodness to his people in general, Psa 31:19, Psa 31:20. 1. God is good to all, but he is, in a special manner, good to Israel. His goodness to them is wonderful, and will be, to eternity, matter of admiration: O how great is thy goodness! How profound are the counsels of it! how rich are the treasures of it! how free and extensive are the communications of it! Those very persons whom men load with slanders God loads with benefits and honours. Those who are interested in this goodness are described to be such as fear God and trust in him, as stand in awe of his greatness and rely on his grace.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 31:22

For I said--literally, "And I said," in an adversative sense. I, thus favored, was despondent. in my haste--in my terror. cut off . . . eyes--from all the protection of Thy presence.

John Gill on Psalms 31:22

For I said in my haste,.... When he made haste to get away for fear of Saul, 1 Samuel 23:26; and so the Targum renders it, "I said when I sought to flee away"; or else he said this hastily and rashly, in the hurry of his mind, being in the utmost confusion and distress, as in Psalm 116:11; I am cut off from before thine eyes; his case was very bad, he was reduced to the utmost extremity, and his faith was as low; he thought it was all over with him, and there was no way of escape, nor hope of it; and that he was like a branch cut off, ready to be cast into the fire; that he was cut off from the house of God, and from communion with him; that he would never look upon him more, and he should…

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John Calvin on Psalms 31:22–end

Psalm 31:22-24 22. And I said in my fear [654] I am cast out of thy sight: yet truly thou hast heard the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee. 23. O love Jehovah, all ye his meek ones! Jehovah preserveth the faithful, and plentifully [655] recompenseth him who behaveth himself proudly. 24. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye who hope in Jehovah. 22. And I said in my fear. David here confesses that for his distrust he deserved to be deserted by God and left to perish. It is true that to confess this before men he felt to be a shameful thing; but that he may the more fully illustrate the grace of God to him, he hesitates not to publish the shame of his…

The Church Fathers

The mercy of God is not so "marvellous" when it is shown in humbler cities as when it is shown in "a strong city," and for this reason "God is to be blessed."
— Hippolytus of Rome, Fragments from Commentaries on Various Books of Scripture - On Psalm XXXI. 22

"I said in my ecstasy" [Psalm 31:22]. Whence that people again speaking says, I said in my fear, when the heathen were raging horribly against me. "I have been cast forth from the sight of Your eyes." For if You had regard to me, You would not suffer me to endure these things. "Therefore You heard, O Lord, the voice of my prayer, when I cried unto You." Therefore putting a limit to correction, and showing that I have part in Your care, You heard, O Lord, the voice of my prayer, when I raised it high out of tribulation.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 31

This psalm is likely to have been spoken by blessed David at the time of being pursued by Absalom.… I thought that on falling into sin, he is saying, I was far from your care; but you took account of my humble words and did not despise me in my need. Now, he rightly called his sin "departure": after treading the way of righteousness he left it and turned aside; but he stumbled and fell foul of bloodthirsty brigands. This very thing reveals David's virtue: he was not in the habit of sinning, but departing a little from his chosen course he suffered that awful slide.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 31:1, 11

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Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Despondency · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Doubting · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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Psalms 31:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 31:22

John Gill on Psalms 31:22

John Calvin on Psalms 31:22–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 31:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 31:22

John Gill on Psalms 31:22

John Calvin on Psalms 31:22–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 31:19–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 31:21-22

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 31:22