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Psalms 31:24
24All you people who trust the Lord to help you, you should be strong and very brave!
Psalms 31:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.
Context of Psalms 31:24
22When I was afraid, I said, ‘God is no longer with me!’ But I spoke too soon. When I called to you for help, you heard me and you answered me. 23Love the Lord, all you people who belong to him! If people serve the Lord faithfully, he keeps them safe. But if people are proud, he punishes them as they deserve. All you people who trust the Lord to help you, you should be strong and very brave!
Read all of Psalms 31Psalms 31:24 word by word
חִ֭זְקוּ וְיַאֲמֵ֣ץ לְבַבְכֶ֑ם כָּל־הַ֝מְיַחֲלִ֗ים לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 31:24
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord to help you! Be strong and brave. Yes, wait for the Lord to help you!
- Isaiah 35:3If your hands feel weak, now be strong! If your knees are shaking, now be brave!
- Luke 22:31Jesus then said, ‘Simon, Simon, be careful to listen to me! Satan has asked to have authority over you all. He will shake you as a farmer shakes seeds.
- Hebrews 12:12So be strong as servants of God! If your hands feel weak, lift them up! If your knees are not strong, stand up straight!
- James 5:10Think about how God's prophets were also patient. They spoke messages on behalf of the Lord. Many troubles happened to them but they were patient. So, my Christian friends, you should copy their example.
- Psalms 29:11The Lord makes his people strong. The Lord blesses his people with peace.
- Psalms 138:3When I prayed to you, you answered me. You made me brave and strong.
- Colossians 1:11God rules from heaven with great power. We pray that he will make you strong with every kind of strength. Then, when troubles come, you can still be patient and strong.
- Psalms 146:5The person who knows that the God of Jacob will help him is a happy person! If he trusts in the Lord as his God, he is happy.
- Romans 15:12God's prophet Isaiah says this: ‘The root of Jesse will arrive. He will come to rule the Gentiles. The Gentiles will trust him to save them.’
- 1 Peter 1:21Yes, it is because of Christ that you now believe in God. God raised Christ, so that he became alive again after his death. He did that to show everyone that Christ is great. That is why you believe in God. You trust him that he will do good things for you.
Commentaries on Psalms 31:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart - In 1 Corinthians 16:13, St. Paul says, "Watch ye, stand fast in the faith; quit you like men; be strong:" , ͅ , , . The latter words he seems to have borrowed from the Septuagint, who translate, "Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart," by ̔ ̔ "Act like men, and your hearts shall be strengthened." They that hope in God, and are endeavoring to walk carefully before him, may take…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Be of good courage - See a similar exhortation at the close of a psalm, in Psalm 27:14. Compare the notes at that verse. As the result of all his own experience of the goodness of God, and of His gracious interposition in the time of danger, the psalmist exhorts others to be encouraged, and to feel assured that God would not leave or forsake them. And he shall strengthen your heart - He will animate you; he will enable you to meet trial and opposition; he…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. 23-24Out of his own pain and renewed awareness of the Lord’s goodness, the psalmist turns to others who suffer. He holds out the promise of God’s loving care for those who persevere in hoping for the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2423-24. the Lord ... proud doer--literally, "the Lord is keeping faith," that is, with His people, and is repaying, &c. Then let none despair, but take courage; their hopes shall not be in vain.Read the comment
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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
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