Psalms 109:31

31 (108-31) Because he hath stood at the right hand of the poor, to save my soul from persecutors.

Psalms 109:31 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 109:31

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor
Of the Messiah, as in ( Psalms 109:22 ) at whose right hand the Lord was, to guide and direct, help and assist, protect and defend, ( Psalms 16:8 ) , or of his people, who are poor in every sense; but the Lord is on their side, and is a present help in time of trouble, ( Psalms 46:1 Psalms 46:5 ) .

To save him from those that condemn his soul:
the Messiah: from his judges, the high priest and Jewish sanhedrim, and Pilate the Roman governor, who condemned him to death; but he committed his spirit, or soul, to God, who received it, and raised his body from the dead; and would not suffer it to see corruption, as a testimony of his innocence: or the soul of the poor saints, which the Lord saves from the condemnation of sin, Satan, the law, and their own consciences, ( Romans 8:1 Romans 8:33 Romans 8:34 ) .

Psalms 109:31 In-Context

29 (108-29) Let them that detract me be clothed with shame: and let them be covered with their confusion as with a double cloak.
30 (108-30) I will give great thanks to the Lord with my mouth: and in the midst of many I will praise him.
31 (108-31) Because he hath stood at the right hand of the poor, to save my soul from persecutors.
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