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 serve worthless idols, but I trust in the Lord. 7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am. You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place. 9Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength. 10For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

Psalms 31:8 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And hast not shut me upסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• into the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• thou hast setעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• my feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• in a large roomמֶרְחָבmerchâb · broadH4800

Cross-references for Psalms 31:8

• Psalms 88:8You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.
• Deuteronomy 32:30How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the Lord had handed them over?
• 1 Samuel 17:46This very day the Lord will deliver you into my hand! I will strike you down and cut off your head. This day I will give the corpses of the Philistine army to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land. Then all the land will realize that Israel has a God
• 1 Samuel 24:18You have explained today how you have treated me well. The Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
• 1 Samuel 26:8Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!”
• Job 16:11God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men.
• Isaiah 19:4I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.
• Psalms 4:1When I call out, answer me, O God who vindicates me! Though I am hemmed in, you will lead me into a wide, open place. Have mercy on me and respond to my prayer!
• Psalms 18:19He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me.
• Job 36:16And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with 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