God’s Word Translation
Psalms 31:15
15My future is in your hands. Rescue me from my enemies, from those who persecute me.
Psalms 31:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
- New International Version (NIV)My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My times are in your hand; rescue me from the hand of my enemies and from my persecutors!
- New King James Version (NKJV)My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me.
Context of Psalms 31:15
13I have heard the whispering of many people— terror on every side— while they made plans together against me. They were plotting to take my life. 14I trust you, O Lord. I said, “You are my God.” My future is in your hands. Rescue me from my enemies, from those who persecute me. 16Smile on me. Save me with your mercy. 17O Lord, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame. Let wicked people be put to shame. Let them be silent in the grave.
Read all of Psalms 31Psalms 31:15 word by word
בְּיָדְךָ֥ עִתֹּתָ֑י הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤נִי מִיַּד־א֝וֹיְבַ֗י וּמֵרֹדְפָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 31:15
- Psalms 116:15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones.
- 1 Samuel 26:10I solemnly swear, as the Lord lives,” David added, “the Lord will strike him. Either his time will come when he’ll die ⌞naturally⌟, or he’ll go into battle and be swept away.
- 2 Samuel 7:12“ ‘When the time comes for you to lie down in death with your ancestors, I will send one of your descendants, ⌞one⌟ who will come from you. I will establish his kingdom.
- Job 24:1“Why doesn’t the Almighty set aside times ⌞for punishment⌟? Why don’t those who are close to him see his days ⌞of judgment⌟?
- Ecclesiastes 3:1Everything has its own time, and there is a specific time for every activity under heaven:
- Luke 9:51The time was coming closer for Jesus to be taken to heaven. So he was determined to go to Jerusalem.
- John 7:6Jesus told them, “Now is not the right time for me to go. Any time is right for you.
- John 12:27“I am too deeply troubled now to know how to express my feelings. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time ⌞of suffering⌟’? No! I came for this time of suffering.
- John 13:1Before the Passover festival, Jesus knew that the time had come for him to leave this world and go back to the Father. Jesus loved his own who were in the world, and he loved them to the end.
- John 17:1After saying this, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the time is here. Give your Son glory so that your Son can give you glory.
- Acts 1:7Jesus told them, “You don’t need to know about times or periods that the Father has determined by his own authority.
- Acts 23:11The Lord stood near Paul the next night and said to him, “Don’t lose your courage! You’ve told the truth about me in Jerusalem. Now you must tell the truth about me in Rome.”
- Acts 27:24The angel told me, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul! You must present your case to the emperor. God has granted safety to everyone who is sailing with you.’
- 2 Timothy 4:6My life is coming to an end, and it is now time for me to be poured out as a sacrifice to God.
- 2 Peter 1:14I know that I will die soon. Our Lord Jesus Christ has made that clear to me.
- Psalms 17:8Guard me as if I were the pupil in your eye. Hide me in the shadow of your wings.
Commentaries on Psalms 31:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15My times are in thy hand - The events of my life are under thy control. No danger can happen to me without thy foresight; thou seest what is prepared for or meditated against me; thou canst therefore deliver me from mine enemies.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15My times are in thy hand - That is, I said this in my trouble; when my friends forsook me, and when my enemies came around me and threatened my life. The meaning is, that all that pertained to him was under the control and at the disposal of God. He would “live” as long as God should please. It was His to give life; His to preserve it; His to take it away. All in relation to life - its origin - its continuance - its changes - its seasons - childhood…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffered for ours. David's friends durst not give him any assistance. Let us not think it strange if thus deserted, but make sure of a Friend in heaven who will not fail. God will be sure to order and dispose all for the best, to all those who commit their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15My times are in Your hands: To give up control of timing is one way to express submission.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.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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