The Meaning of Psalms 31:8 Explained

Psalms 31:8

KJV: And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

YLT: And Thou hast not shut me up, Into the hand of an enemy, Thou hast caused my feet to stand in a broad place.

Darby: And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large place.

ASV: And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.

Discover Psalms 31:8

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 31:8?

MEANING: What does Psalms 31:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 31:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 31:8?

What is the context of Psalms 31:8?

Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit (Psalms 31:1-24)
A Plea for Protection (Psalms 31:1-24)
Yahweh Is a Fortress (Psalms 31:1-24)
A Psalm of Complaint and of Praise. (Psalms 31:1-24)
Prayer and Thanksgiving (Psalms 31:1-24)
Psalm 31 .[ a .] .( A .) (Psalms 31:1-24)
The Lord a Fortress in Adversity (Psalms 31:1-24)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

What does Psalms 31:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 31:1-13 - A Cry Out Of Deep Trouble

Some have supposed that this psalm was written during the Sauline persecutions; but it is more likely that it dates from Absalom's rebellion. It alternates between the depths of despondency and the heights of sublime faith, and well befits those who walk in darkness and have no light, Isaiah 50:10.

It sounds as if the soul were on a wind-swept moor, with no shelter from the storm. All is dark and wild; and it dreads to be caught in the entangling net, Psalms 31:4. What a magnificent prayer is that of Psalms 31:5! It supplied their last words to Stephen, Polycarp, Bernard, Hus, Luther, Melanchthon-above all, to our Lord, Luke 23:46; Acts 7:59. The Psalter was our Lord's prayer book. This verse is a suitable petition also, as we go forth into the unknown day, 2 Timothy 1:12.

Sin, slander, neglect make the heart break; but God is all-sufficient. Hide in Him; that life is safe which is God-encompassed. "Hid with Christ in God!" Colossians 3:1-4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 31

¹ David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help
⁷ He rejoices in his mercy
⁹ He prays in his calamity
¹⁹ He praises God for his goodness

What do the individual words in Psalms 31:8 mean?

And not have shut me up into the hand of the enemy You have set in a wide place my feet

וְלֹ֣א הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי בְּיַד־ אוֹיֵ֑ב הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב רַגְלָֽי

וְלֹ֣א	And not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי	have shut me up
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: סָגוּר Sense: to shut, close.
בְּיַד־	into the hand
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
אוֹיֵ֑ב	of the enemy
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: אֹיֵב Sense: (Qal) enemy.
הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ	You have set
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: עָמַד Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב	in a wide place
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶרְחָב Sense: broad or roomy place, wide, expanses.
רַגְלָֽי	my feet
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common singular Root: רֶגֶל Sense: foot.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 31:8?

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