Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 31:8 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Psalms 31:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 31 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.”
Psalms 31:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 31:8
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room. Divine deliverance using spatial imagery—God prevented confinement and provided spacious freedom, metaphors rich with theological significance for salvation.Hast not shut me up (Hebrew sagar—to confine) celebrates that God didn't deliver David to enemies' control. This negative statement (what God has not done) is as important as positive promises. In sovereignty, God could have permitted capture; His restraint is active mercy.Into the hand of the enemy represents total powerlessness. David acknowledges ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 31:8
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“he would have allured you out of distress”
“and two put ten thousand to flight”
“God of my righteousness. Give me relief from my distress. Have mercy on me”
“because he delighted in me.”
“and take your head from off you; and I will give the dead bodies of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky”
“because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand”
“and casts me into the hands of the wicked.”
“says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.,And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts., וְסִכַּרְתִּי אֶת־מִצְרַיִם בְּיַד אֲדֹנִים קָשֶׁה וּמֶלֶךְ עַז יִמְשָׁל־בָּם נְאֻם הָאָדוֹן יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת׃ ,And I will give over the Egyptians Iinto the hand of a cruel lord; And a fierce king shall rule over them, Saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.,καὶ ταραχθήσεται τὸ πνεῦμα τῶν αἰγυπτίων ἐν αὐτοῖς καὶ τὴν βουλὴν αὐτῶν διασκεδάσω καὶ ἐπερωτήσουσιν τοὺς θεοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ ἀγάλματα αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς ἐκ τῆς γῆς φωνοῦντας καὶ τοὺς ἐγγαστριμύθους,And I will deliver Egypt into the hands of men, of cruel lords; and cruel kings shall rule over them: thus saith the Lord of hosts.,,,,”
“and I can't escape.”
“God has delivered up your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke”