Psalm 31:14
“But I trusted in thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my God.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 31Meaning
Against the threat the speaker says, “I trust in you, O LORD; you are my God”; trust is renewed inside danger rather than used to deny that danger exists.
Trust renewed in danger
Verses 14–18 answer danger with “You are my God,” place the speaker’s times in God’s hand, and ask for saving favor and just silencing of lying speech.
Read carefully
Against the threat the speaker says, “I trust in you, O LORD; you are my God”; trust is renewed inside danger rather than used to deny that danger exists.
Reflection
Against the threat the speaker says, “I trust in you, O LORD; you are my God”; trust is renewed inside danger rather than used to deny that danger exists.