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

6Into Your hand I commit my spirit. You have redeemed me, Adonai, God of truth. 7I detest those who continue to watch worthless idols, but I trust in Adonai. I will be glad and rejoice in Your lovingkindness, for You saw my affliction. You knew the troubles of my soul. 9You did not hand me over to the enemy. You set my feet in a wide-open place. 10Be gracious to me, Adonai, for I am in distress. My eyes waste away with grief, my soul and my body as well.

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 88:8Your wrath lies heavily on me. You afflicted me with all Your waves. Selah
• Deuteronomy 32:30How can one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and Adonai had handed them over?
• 1 Samuel 17:46This very day Adonai will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and take your head off you, and I will give the carcasses of the Philistines’ camp today to the birds of the sky and the wild beasts of the earth. Then all the earth will know that there is a God in Israel,
• 1 Samuel 24:18You’ve told today how well you’ve dealt with me, for Adonai had delivered me up into your hand, yet you did not kill me.
• 1 Samuel 26:8Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered your enemy into your hand today. Now let me pin him to the ground with a single thrust of the spear. I will not have to strike him twice.”
• Job 16:11God has handed me over to the ungodly, and tossed me into the hands of the wicked.
• Isaiah 19:4I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master—a fierce king will rule over them. It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Psalms 4:1For the music director, on stringed instruments, a psalm of David.
• Psalms 18:19They came against me in my day of calamity, but Adonai was my support.
• Job 36:16“And indeed, He will draw you from the mouth of distress, to a spacious place without constraint, and the comfort of a table 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