Psalms 31:7-8

7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.

Psalms 31:7-8 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 31:7-8 In-Context

5 Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, LORD, my faithful God.

6 I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.

7 I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.

9 Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief.

10 My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction,and my bones grow weak.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 13:3; Psalms 90:14
• 2. S Psalms 25:17; Luke 22:44; Psalms 10:14; John 10:27
• 3. S Deuteronomy 32:30
• 4. S 2 Samuel 22:20