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Psalms 31:21
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Blessed be the Lord,for he has wondrously shown his faithful love to mein a city under siege.
Praise be to the LORD, For he has shown me his marvelous lovingkindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the Lord : for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the Lord , for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was in a besieged city.
Praise the Lord . His love to me was wonderful when my city was attacked.
The Lord deserves praise for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies.
Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.
Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown His marvelous faithfulness to me in a besieged city.
Praise be to Yahweh, For he has shown me his marvelous lovingkindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the Lorde: for hee hath shewed his marueilous kindenesse toward me in a strong citie.
Blessed be Yahweh,For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.
Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.
I will praise you, Lord , for showing great kindness when I was like a city under attack.
In the shelter of your presence you hide them from human plots, you conceal them in your shelter, safe from contentious tongues.
Blessed be Jehovah; for he hath shewn me wondrously his loving-kindness in a strong city.
Praise the Lord , because he showed me how wonderful his faithful love is when the city was surrounded by enemies.
Blessed be the LORD, for he has elected for himself the chosen ones in a strong city?
Praise the Lord ! How wonderfully he showed his love for me when I was surrounded and attacked!
Blessed is Yahweh, because he has worked marvelously his loyal love to me in a besieged city.
Blessed be Jehovah, for He has worked His mercy wondrously to me in a besieged city.
O how greate and manifolde is thy good, which thou haist hyd for them that feare ye? O what thinges bringest thou to passe for them, that put their trust in the, euen before the sonnes of men?
Blessed be Jehovah; For he hath showed me his marvellous lovingkindness in a strong city.
May the Lord be praised, because he has made clear to me the wonder of his grace in a strong town.
Thou hidest them in the covert of Thy presence from the plottings of man;
Blessed be the Lord; for hee hath shewed me his maruellous kindnesse, in a strong citie.
Blessed be God: for he hath shewed me marueylous great kindnes in a strong citie.
Blessed be the Lord: for he has magnified his mercy in a fortified city.
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvelous lovingkindness in a strong city.
Blessid be the Lord; for he hath maad wondurful his merci to me in a strengthid citee.
Blessed be Yahweh; For he has shown me his marvelous loving-kindness in a strong city.
Blessed [be] the LORD: for he hath showed me his wonderful kindness in a strong city.
Blessed be the LORD, For He has shown me His marvelous kindness in a strong city!
Praise the Lord , for he has shown me the wonders of his unfailing love. He kept me safe when my city was under attack.
Honor and thanks be to the Lord. For He has shown His great loving-favor to me when I was in a city with armies all around.
Blessed be the Lord , for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as a city under siege.
Blessed be Yahweh, for he hath made wonderful his lovingkindness for me, in a fortified city.
(30-22) Blessed be the Lord, for he hath shewn his wonderful mercy to me in a fortified city.
Blessed be the LORD, for he has wondrously shown his steadfast love to me when I was beset as in a besieged city.
Blessed [is] Jehovah, For He hath made marvellous His kindness To me in a city of bulwarks.
Blessed be the Lord , For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
marvellous: Psalms 17:7, Psalms 98:1, Psalms 118:23, 1 Peter 2:9
strong city: or, fenced city, 1 Samuel 23:7-13, Jeremiah 1:18
Reciprocal: Psalms 28:6 - General Isaiah 26:1 - salvation
Cross-References
That's when God said to Jacob, "Go back home where you were born. I'll go with you."
Laban continued to Jacob, "This monument of stones and this stone pillar that I have set up is a witness, a witness that I won't cross this line to hurt you and you won't cross this line to hurt me. The God of Abraham and the God of Nahor (the God of their ancestor) will keep things straight between us." Jacob promised, swearing by the Fear, the God of his father Isaac. Then Jacob offered a sacrifice on the mountain and worshiped, calling in all his family members to the meal. They ate and slept that night on the mountain. Laban got up early the next morning, kissed his grandchildren and his daughters, blessed them, and then set off for home.
Then they sat down to eat their supper. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites on their way from Gilead, their camels loaded with spices, ointments, and perfumes to sell in Egypt. Judah said, "Brothers, what are we going to get out of killing our brother and concealing the evidence? Let's sell him to the Ishmaelites, but let's not kill him—he is, after all, our brother, our own flesh and blood." His brothers agreed.
Jacob sent Judah on ahead to get directions to Goshen from Joseph. When they got to Goshen, Joseph gave orders for his chariot and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. The moment Joseph saw him, he threw himself on his neck and wept. He wept a long time.
By now Balaam realized that God wanted to bless Israel. So he didn't work in any sorcery as he had done earlier. He turned and looked out over the wilderness. As Balaam looked, he saw Israel camped tribe by tribe. The Spirit of God came on him, and he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, yes, decree of a man with 20/20 vision; Decree of a man who hears God speak, who sees what The Strong God shows him, Who falls on his face in worship, who sees what's really going on. What beautiful tents, Jacob, oh, your homes, Israel! Like valleys stretching out in the distance, like gardens planted by rivers, Like sweet herbs planted by the gardener God , like red cedars by pools and springs, Their buckets will brim with water, their seed will spread life everywhere. Their king will tower over Agag and his ilk, their kingdom surpassingly majestic. God brought them out of Egypt, rampaging like a wild ox, Gulping enemies like morsels of meat, crushing their bones, snapping their arrows. Israel crouches like a lion and naps, king-of-the-beasts—who dares disturb him? Whoever blesses you is blessed, whoever curses you is cursed. Balak lost his temper with Balaam. He shook his fist. He said to Balaam: "I got you in here to curse my enemies and what have you done? Blessed them! Blessed them three times! Get out of here! Go home! I told you I would pay you well, but you're getting nothing. You can blame God ." Balaam said to Balak, "Didn't I tell you up front when you sent your emissaries, ‘Even if Balak gave me his palace stuffed with silver and gold, I couldn't do anything on my own, whether good or bad, that went against God 's command'? I'm leaving for home and my people, but I warn you of what this people will do to your people in the days to come." Then he spoke his oracle-message: Decree of Balaam son of Beor, decree of the man with 20/20 vision, Decree of the man who hears godly speech, who knows what's going on with the High God, Who sees what The Strong God reveals, who bows in worship and sees what's real. I see him, but not right now, I perceive him, but not right here; A star rises from Jacob a scepter from Israel, Crushing the heads of Moab, the skulls of all the noisy windbags; I see Edom sold off at auction, enemy Seir marked down at the flea market, while Israel walks off with the trophies. A ruler is coming from Jacob who'll destroy what's left in the city. Then Balaam spotted Amalek and delivered an oracle-message. He said, Amalek, you're in first place among nations right now, but you're going to come in last, ruined. He saw the Kenites and delivered his oracle-message to them: Your home is in a nice secure place, like a nest high on the face of a cliff. Still, you Kenites will look stupid when Asshur takes you prisoner. Balaam spoke his final oracle-message: Doom! Who stands a chance when God starts in? Sea-Peoples, raiders from across the sea, will harass Asshur and Eber, But they'll also come to nothing, just like all the rest. Balaam got up and went home. Balak also went on his way.
The families of Reuben and Gad had huge herds of livestock. They saw that the country of Jazer and Gilead was just the place for grazing livestock. And so they came, the families of Gad and of Reuben, and spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the congregation, saying, "Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon—the country that God laid low before the community of Israel—is a country just right for livestock, and we have livestock."
Of the land that we possessed at that time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory north of Aroer along the Brook Arnon and half the hill country of Gilead with its towns.
And then this happened: Elijah the Tishbite, from among the settlers of Gilead, confronted Ahab: "As surely as God lives, the God of Israel before whom I stand in obedient service, the next years are going to see a total drought—not a drop of dew or rain unless I say otherwise."
Around this time Hazael king of Aram ventured out and attacked Gath, and he captured it. Then he decided to try for Jerusalem. Joash king of Judah countered by gathering up all the sacred memorials—gifts dedicated for holy use by his ancestors, the kings of Judah, Jehoshaphat, Jehoram, and Ahaziah, along with the holy memorials he himself had received, plus all the gold that he could find in the temple and palace storerooms—and sent it to Hazael king of Aram. Appeased, Hazael went on his way and didn't bother Jerusalem.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Blessed [be] the Lord,.... A form of thanksgiving, in which the psalmist calls upon himself and others to bless and praise the Lord for the singular mercy granted him, expressed in the next clause;
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for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city; either in the city Keilah, so Jarchi; a city which had gates and bars, where Saul thought he had David safe, and he could not escape his hands; but notwithstanding that, and though the inhabitants of that place intended to deliver him up, yet he was marvellously saved; as he also was from the Ziphites; and when Saul and his army had encompassed him about, by a surprising incident, a messenger coming to Saul just as he was about to seize him, informing him that the Philistines had invaded the land,
1 Samuel 23:7. Or the city of Jerusalem, which was fortified both by nature and art, whither he was brought and placed as king, and enjoyed rest from all his enemies round about him, 2 Samuel 5:6. Or this may spiritually design the church of God, which is called a strong city, being built on Christ the Rock, and having salvation for walls and bulwarks, Isaiah 26:1: where the Lord displays his banner of love, makes discoveries of his marvellous kindness, and commands his blessing for evermore. Some render it "as in a strong city" g, and take the sense to be, that he was safe, through the kindness of God showed to him in the salvation of him, as if he was in a fortified city h, and this was marvellous in his eyes, as every instance of providential goodness is to the people of God; especially his lovingkindness showed in spiritual things, in choosing them in Christ, saving them by him, regenerating them by his Spirit, and taking them into his family; which love is free and sovereign, distinguishing, unchangeable, from everlasting to everlasting; and so wonderful and astonishing; and which was hid in God until revealed; and sometimes the manifestations of it are withdrawn, and then it is showed again, and fresh discoveries of it are made, and effects of it applied, and the blessings of it bestowed, which occasion thankfulness.
g בעיר מצור "ut in civitate munita", Junius Tremellius, Piscator Michaelis. h Aben Ezra, Kimchi, & Ben Melech in loc.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Blessed be the Lord - An expression of thanksgiving for the evidence that God had heard him in his troubles, and had answered him.
For he hath showed me his marvelous kindness - literally, “He has made his mercy wonderful;” that is, he has showed me such mercy as to be an object of admiration and astonishment. It was not ordinary kindness, such as is shown to people every day; it was so uncommon - so far beyond all expectation - so separate from second causes and the agency of man - so marked in its character - as to fill the mind with wonder.
In a strong city - Margin, “fenced city.” This may mean either that he had thus placed him literally in a strongly fortified city where he was safe from the fear of his enemies; or, that he had interposed in his behalf, and had given him protection as if he had brought him into such a strongly fortified place. Jarchi supposes that the city of “Keilah” 1 Samuel 23:7 is here intended. But this is improbable. All that the passage necessarily implies is, that God had given him protection as if he had been placed in a strongly fortified town where he would be safe from danger.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 31:21. In a strong city. — If this Psalm was written by David, this must refer to his taking refuge with Achish, king of Gath, who gave him Ziklag, a fortified city, to secure himself and followers in. See 1 Samuel 27:6. This is more likely than that it was Keilah, where he only had intimation of the traitorous design of the inhabitants to deliver him up to Saul; so that the place was no refuge to him, howsoever fortified. Perhaps the passage may mean that, under the protection of God, he was as safe as if he had been in a fortified city.
