Psalms 31:8

Psalms 31:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
• New International Version (NIV)You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide place.

Context of Psalms 31:8

6I hate those who devote themselves to worthless idols, But I trust in the Lord. 7I will rejoice and be glad in Your faithfulness, Because You have seen my misery; You have known the troubles of my soul, And You have not handed me over to the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place. 9Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am in distress; My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and my body too. 10For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my guilt, And my body has wasted away.

Psalms 31:8 word by word

וְלֹ֣א הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי בְּיַד־אוֹיֵ֑ב הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב רַגְלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• handedסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• handedיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• to the enemyאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• You have setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• my feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• in a largeמֶרְחָבmerchâb · broadH4800

Cross-references for Psalms 31:8

• Psalms 88:8You have removed my acquaintances far from me; You have made me an object of loathing to them; I am shut up and cannot go out.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had given them up?
• 1 Samuel 17:46This day the Lord will hand you over to me, and I will strike you and remove your head from you. Then I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the earth, so that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
• 1 Samuel 24:18You have declared today that you have done good to me, that the Lord handed me over to you and yet you did not kill me.
• 1 Samuel 26:8Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you; now then, please let me pin him with the spear to the ground with one thrust, and I will not do it to him a second time.”
• Job 16:11God hands me over to criminals, And tosses me into the hands of the wicked.
• Isaiah 19:4Furthermore, I will hand the Egyptians over to a cruel master, And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord God of armies.
• Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
• Psalms 18:19He also brought me out into an open place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
• Job 36:16Then indeed, He induced you away from the mouth of distress, And instead of it, a broad place with no constraint; And your table was full of rich food.

Commentaries on Psalms 31:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Thou hast set my foot in a large room - Many hair-breadth escapes David had for his life; at that time especially when, playing before Saul, the furious king took a spear and endeavored to pierce him through the body, but he escaped and got to the deserts. Here God, who had saved his life, set his feet in a large room. The seventh and eighth verses speak of what God had done previously for him.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy - Hast not delivered me into his hand, or into his power. See the margin 1 Samuel 17:46; 1 Samuel 24:18; 1 Samuel 26:8. Thou hast set my feet in a large room - In a large place. Thou hast made me free, or set me at liberty. See Psalm 4:1, note; Psalm 18:19, note; Psalm 18:36, note.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8in the open: This means a wide area, unlike a narrow or tight place that causes distress (see Psalm 18:19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. shut me up ... enemy--abandon to (1Sa 23:11). large room--place of safety (compare Psa 18:19).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• David
• 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