It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." Jonah's refusal to obey the divine command to go to Nineveh and cry against it is best taken, not as prosaic history, but as a poetical representation of Israel's failure to obey the divine call of witnessing for God. Some Generals Proposed. Psalms 31:24 - MSG Bible - Be brave. Be strong. Don't give up. Expect You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. Perhaps, in the middle of the night, you awake, and the visitations of God are manifested to you, and you feel as happy as if everything went the way you would like it to go. (1)At the present time, I believe that it restricts enterprise. I. 3. Jonah's refusal to obey the divine command to go to Nineveh and cry against it is best taken, not as prosaic history, but as a poetical representation of Israel's failure to obey the divine call of witnessing for God. For, as stated above [4401](A[8]), the intention of the minister is necessary for the validity of a sacrament. What to those who serve Thee with their whole heart? Many things are and will continue to be implicitly John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionLinksPsalm 31:24 NIVPsalm 31:24 NLTPsalm 31:24 ESVPsalm 31:24 NASBPsalm 31:24 KJVPsalm 31:24 Bible AppsPsalm 31:24 ParallelPsalm 31:24 Biblia ParalelaPsalm 31:24 Chinese BiblePsalm 31:24 French BiblePsalm 31:24 German BiblePsalm 31:24 CommentariesBible Hub, (2)In times of temptation. The Law in Messianic Times. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. Deliver me in your righteousness! If you want to get out of diffidence, and timidity, and despondency, you must rouse yourselves up. It was that which Jesus had and which He helps us to acquire. NIV, Lucado Encouraging Word Bible, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV, Story of Jesus: Experience the Life of Jesus as One Seamless Story, NIV, Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, Red Letter Edition: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture, NIV, The Story: The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People, NIV, Verse Mapping Bible, Comfort Print: Find Connections in Scripture Using a Unique 5-Step Process, NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Full-Color, Red Letter: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. --PSALM xxxi. But "faith directs in intention" as Augustine says against Julian (In Psalm xxxi, cf. For, as stated above [4401](A[8]), the intention of the minister is necessary for the validity of a sacrament. And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. Read full chapter. 4; 1 Corinthians 2:9.) How God acts in them. "Where have ye laid him?" No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. (a) The truly pious man despairs of success in anything else, or from any other quarter, for he feels that God alone can give success. All rights reserved. He desired to know nothing but Christ, and him crucified. II. The call which John Yeardley had received to visit the German colonies in South Russia, and which had lain for a long time dormant, now revived. There are other analogous expressions in Scripture, setting forth, under various metaphors, God's protection of them that love Him. Psalm 27:14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. If this weakness of the heart should continue, it will be very injurious. But heretics, Saint Thomas AquinasSumma TheologicaOther Fragments on the Psalms. There are walls which no mortal hands built to surround me, A Refuge Eternal,--'Tis JESUS MY ROCK! The history of the extension of the Church of Christ from one land to another, and of the successive victories won by the Cross over heathen races from age to age, gives by itself a very imperfect idea of the meaning of the words "The Holy Catholic Church." No medicine like the blood of Christ; and in the text, For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' [2431] and of Lazarus. The works of God distinguished from the works of Satan and wicked men. I. But it is now to be proved that what is promised to God by vow or oath, ought to be performed also because of the act of Covenanting. He praises God for his goodnessDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 31:249612hope, in GodLibraryGoodness Wrought and Goodness Laid Up'Oh how great is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; which Thou hast wrought for them that trust in Thee before the sons of men!' How His mind must Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture 'Lying Vanities''They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.' They err from the Scriptures who make the grace of God a reason for doing nothing; it is the reason for doing everything.1. --PSALM xxxi. 19. THE question as to the Rabbinic views in regard to the binding character of the Law, and its imposition on the Gentiles, in Messianic times, although, strictly speaking, not forming part of this history, is of such vital importance in connection with recent controversies as to demand special consideration. He rejoices in his mercy9. What this will is, and how necessary the knowledge of it. What Every Christian Should Know about the Protestant Reformation. I would not have the restless will That hurries to and fro, Seeking for some great Miss A. L. WaringHymns and MeditationsHis Journey to South Russia. And He did on this account feign that He knew not, that He might signify somewhat else by that His seeming ignorance: and since this St. By a precious promise.4. 3 You are my rock and my castle; by your name will you guide me and direct me. Therefore, if the minister is without the true faith, the sacrament is invalid. They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialFather, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." "O love the Lord, all ye his saints" (Psalm xxxi. i. Hid in Light'Thou shall hide them in the secret of Thy presence from the pride of man; Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.' Do not sit still, and rub your eyes, and say, "I cannot help it, I must always be dull like this." They fear God, Thomas WatsonA Divine CordialFather, I Know that all My Life"My times are in Thy hand." AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' By a precious promise.4. Christ ought not to be served by feather-bed soldiers.IV. Whate'er events betide, Thy will they all perform: Safe in Thy breast my head I hide, Nor fear the coming storm. As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. No, get not into that class; be thou rather like that soldier of Alexander, who was always to the front, and the reason was that he bore about with him what was thought to be an incurable disease, and he suffered so much pain that he did not care whether he lived or died. The Schoolmen refuted by various passages. 5. Oh, I would rather that you should be stung into courage by excessive pain than that you should be healed into cowardice! As to the first. As it has been shown that all duty, and that alone, ought to be vowed to God in covenant, it is manifest that what is lawfully engaged to in swearing by the name of God is enjoined in the moral law, and, because of the authority of that law, ought to be performed as a duty. You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. For, as stated above [4401](A[8]), the intention of the minister is necessary for the validity of a sacrament. "He shall strengthen your heart. And many such martyrs there have been. When my heart is all sorrow, and trials aggrieve me, To whom can I safely my secrets unlock? It sounds strange logic, 'Be for Thou art,' and yet it is the logic of prayer, and goes very deep, pointing out both its limits and its encouragements. --PSALM xxxi. AugustineAgainst LyingThe Death of the Righteous'For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.' i. When a man's sins press heavily upon him, and the cares and sorrows of earth weigh him down, how miserable is he if he have not hope. It does not say, "He shall comfort your heart, therefore you need do nothing." 2. The Law in Messianic Times. Psalm 31:24The Message. 2. The history of the extension of the Church of Christ from one land to another, and of the successive victories won by the Cross over heathen races from age to age, gives by itself a very imperfect idea of the meaning of the words "The Holy Catholic Church." Yet you heard my cry for mercy when I called to you for help. This to him was a most cheering fact: he had no fear as to his circumstances, since all things were in the divine hand. The Law in Messianic Times. Start your free trial today! Is it not wonderful that, at that supreme hour, He deigned to take an unknown singer's words as His words? You may have gone to your bed, sick at heart, "weary, and worn, and sad," and you wake in the morning ready for anything. 1. But in the depth of desolation he grasps at God's hand, and that lifts him up out of the pit. The parallelism between these two clauses is even stronger in the original than in our Version, for whilst the two words which designate the 'Rock' are not identical, their meaning is identical, and the difference Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy Scripture"My Times are in Thy Hand"Having thus taken to the best resource by trusting in Jehovah, and having made the grandest claim possible by saying, "Thou art my God", the Psalmist now stays himself upon a grand old doctrine, one of the most wonderful that was ever revealed to men. The first part of this verse is consecrated for ever by our Lord's use of it on the Cross. 1853. --JONAH 11. The necessity of the doctrine of faith. When the storm and the tempest are raging around me, Oh! 19. After carefully pondering the matter--with, John YeardleyMemoir and Diary of John Yeardley, Minister of the GospelWhether Faith is Required of Necessity in the Minister of a Sacrament?Objection 1: It seems that faith is required of necessity in the minister of a sacrament. Paul was a great admirer of Christ. Truly unspeakable is the sweetness of the contemplation of Thee, which Thou bestowest upon those who love Thee. WE ADMIRE PHYSICAL COURAGE; but, after all, it is chiefly a constitutional endowment. A friend who had watched with regret his unsuccessful attempts on former journeys to enter that jealous country, and who augured from the political changes which had taken place that permission might probably now be obtained, brought the subject again under his notice.