God’s Word Translation
Psalms 31:24
24Be strong, all who wait with hope for the Lord, and let your heart be courageous.
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 panic-stricken, I said, “I have been cut off from your sight.” But you heard my pleas for mercy when I cried out to you for help. 23Love the Lord, all you godly ones! The Lord protects faithful people, but he pays back in full those who act arrogantly. Be strong, all who wait with hope for the Lord, and let your heart be courageous.
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 with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord.
- Isaiah 35:3Strengthen limp hands. Steady weak knees.
- Luke 22:31⌞Then the Lord said,⌟ “Simon, Simon, listen! Satan has demanded to have you apostles for himself. He wants to separate you from me as a farmer separates wheat from husks.
- Hebrews 12:12Strengthen your tired arms and weak knees.
- James 5:10Brothers and sisters, follow the example of the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. They were patient when they suffered unjustly.
- Psalms 29:11The Lord will give power to his people. The Lord will bless his people with peace.
- Psalms 138:3When I called, you answered me. You made me bold by strengthening my soul.
- Colossians 1:11We ask him to strengthen you by his glorious might with all the power you need to patiently endure everything with joy.
- Psalms 146:5Blessed are those who receive help from the God of Jacob. Their hope rests on the Lord their God,
- Romans 15:12Again, Isaiah says, “There will be a root from Jesse. He will rise to rule the nations, and he will give the nations hope.”
- 1 Peter 1:21Through him you believe in God who brought Christ back to life and gave him glory. So your faith and confidence are in God.
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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