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Psalms 31:20

Psalms 31:20
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou shall hide them in the secret of thy presence,.... That is, those that fear the Lord and trust in him; and therefore they are called his "hidden ones", Psa 83:3; these the Lord preserves in times…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence - See the notes at Psa 27:5. The phrase “secret of thy presence” means thy “secret presence.” The Hebrew is: “the secret of thy face;” and the idea…

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

Thou shalt hide them In the hiding-place of thy presence from the plottings of man:

Thou shalt conceal them In a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

With the whole verse cp. Psa 27:5; but the…