King James Version
Psalms 31:8 in the King James Version says “And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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
I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities;
And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“into the hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“thou hast set”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“in a large room”
H4800enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
“my feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
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