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Psalms 31:24
24Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So be strong and courageous, all you who put your hope in the Lord!
Context of Psalms 31:24
22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from your sight!” Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help. 23Love the Lord, all his faithful people! The Lord preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
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; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
- Isaiah 35:3Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;
- Luke 22:31“Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
- Hebrews 12:12Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.
- James 5:10Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.
- Psalms 138:3When I called, you answered me; you greatly emboldened me.
- Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
- Psalms 146:5Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God.
- Romans 15:12And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.”
- 1 Peter 1:21Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope 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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