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Psalms 31:19

Psalms 31:19
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

O how great is thy goodness,.... Not the natural and essential goodness of God; for though that is large and abundant, yea, infinite, as every perfection of his is, yet it cannot with propriety be…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Oh how great is thy goodness - That is, in view of the divine protection and favor in such cases, or when thus assailed. The psalmist seems to have felt that it was an inexpressible privilege thus to…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 31:19-24

We have three things in these verses: -

I. The believing acknowledgment which David makes of God's goodness to his people in general, Psa 31:19, Psa 31:20.

1. God is good to all, but he is, in a…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 31:19-24

Can the author of this serenely joyous thanksgiving be the despised and downcast sufferer of Psa 31:9-18? If so, it was surely not at the same moment. An interval has elapsed; his prayer has been…