Psalms 31:22

Psalms 31:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I had said in my alarm, "I am cut off from your sight." But you heard the voice of my pleas for mercy when I cried to you for help.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I said in my haste, “I am cut off from before Your eyes”; Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications When I cried out to You.

Context of Psalms 31:22

20In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots and conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter (pavilion) from the strife of tongues. 21Blessed be the Lord, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city. As for me, I said in my alarm, “I am cut off from Your eyes.” Nevertheless You heard the voice of my supplications (specific requests) When I cried to You [for help]. 23O love the Lord, all you His godly ones! The Lord preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity] And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant. 24Be strong and let your hearts take courage, All you who wait for and confidently expect the Lord.

Psalms 31:22 word by word

וַאֲנִ֤י׀ אָ֘מַ֤רְתִּי בְחָפְזִ֗י נִגְרַזְתִּי֮ מִנֶּ֪גֶד עֵ֫ינֶ֥יךָ אָכֵ֗ן שָׁ֭מַעְתָּ ק֥וֹל תַּחֲנוּנַ֗י בְּשַׁוְּעִ֥י אֵלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in my hasteחָפַזchâphaz · to hurryH2648
• I am cut offגָּרַזgâraz · to cut offH1629
• from beforeנֶ֫גֶדneged · beforeH5048
• thine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• neverthelessאָכֵן'âkên · surelyH403
• thou heardestשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּןtachănûn tachănûnâh · supplicationH8469
• when I criedשָׁוַעshâva‛ · to cryH7768

Cross-references for Psalms 31:22

• Psalms 116:11I said in my alarm, “All men are liars.”
• 1 Samuel 23:26Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men on the other side of the mountain. And David was hurrying to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were surrounding David and his men to capture them.
• 1 Samuel 27:1But David said in his heart, “Now I will die one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me inside the borders of Israel, and I will escape from his hand [once and for all].”
• Psalms 31:17Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You; Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
• Psalms 88:16Your fierce wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
• Isaiah 6:5Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am ruined, Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”
• Psalms 38:10My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me; And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.
• Psalms 49:14Like sheep they are appointed for Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead); Death will be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form and beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, So that they have no dwelling [on earth].
• Job 35:14Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth], Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!
• Lamentations 3:54The waters ran down on my head; I said, “I am cut off (destroyed)!”
• Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope is lost. We are completely cut off.’
• Jonah 2:4Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight. Nevertheless I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
• Psalms 6:9The Lord has heard my supplication [my plea for grace]; The Lord receives my prayer.
• 2 Chronicles 33:11So the Lord brought the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria against them, and they captured Manasseh with hooks [through his nose or cheeks] and bound him with bronze [chains] and took him to Babylon.
• Jonah 2:7When my soul was fainting within me, I remembered the Lord, And my prayer came to You, Into Your holy temple.
• Hebrews 5:7In the days of His earthly life, Jesus offered up both [specific] petitions and [urgent] supplications [for that which He needed] with fervent crying and tears to the One who was [always] able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverent submission toward God [His sinlessness and His unfailing determination to do the Father’s will].

Commentaries on Psalms 31:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22I said in my haste - Not duly adverting to the promise of God, I was led to conclude that my enemies were so strong, so numerous, and had so many advantages against me, that I must necessarily fall into and by their hands; however, I continued to pray, and thou didst hear the voice of my supplication.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22For I said in my haste - In my fear; my apprehension. The word rendered “haste” means properly that terror or alarm which causes one to flee, or to endeavor to escape. It is not “haste” in the sense of an opinion formed too quickly, or formed rashly; it is “haste” in the sense of terror leading to sudden flight, or an effort to escape. See an illustration of this idea in the case of David himself, in 1 Samuel 23:26. I am cut off - That is, I shall…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-24Verses 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. All comes to sinners through the wondrous gift of the only-begotten Son of God, to be the atonement for their sins. Let not any yield to unbelief, or think, under discouraging circumstances, that they are cut off from before the eyes of the Lord, and left to the pride of men…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22Blessed be the LORD: The psalmist expresses his joy at the experience of God’s goodness and love. Throughout his struggles, the Lord has cared for him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:22

• Despondency
• Doubting
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• David
• Before
• Haste
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings