Psalm 31:1-5- The Hymn of the Day is I trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name, (LSB #734). We trust God’s promises, which are found in the clear promises of God’s Word. We trust only in which God has promises. When searching for God’s promises - go to the source - where His truth is found – the clear Word of our Lord.
Psalm 31 – Shelter from Trouble the Secret Place of God’s Presence
This psalm
is simply titled To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The dedication to the
chief musician proves that this song of mingled measures and alternate strains
of grief and woe was intended for public singing, and thus a deathblow is given
to the notion that nothing but praise should be sung. We have no definite
marking place in David’s life for this psalm because he was so often in
trouble. It resonates with deep and personal trust in God in the depths of
difficulty.
An
interesting feature of this psalm is that it is often quoted in other passages
of Scripture.
The author
of Psalm 71 (possibly David himself) quotes the first three verses of Psalm 31
to start Psalm 71.
Jonah seems
to quote Psalm 31:6 in Jonah 2:8, his prayer from the belly of the great fish.
Jeremiah
quoted Psalm 31:13 six times, in Jeremiah 6:25; 20:3; 20:10; 46:5; 49:29, and
Lamentations 2:22.
Paul quoted
Psalm 31:24 in 1 Corinthians 16:13 (according to Adam Clarke, this is more
clear in the Septuagint – the early Greek translation of the Old Testament).
Most significantly, Psalm 31:5 was quoted by Jesus Christ on the cross as His final words before yielding His life (Luke 23:46). Stephen, the first martyr of the church, also alluded to Psalm 31:5 (Acts 7:59). [2]
Collect for Saturday of the week of Pentecost 18: Lord God, Heavenly Father, from Whom we receive without ceasing all manner of good so superabundantly, and by Whom we are protected daily from all evil so graciously, we pray Thee, grant us to acknowledge all this through Thy Spirit with our whole heart in true faith, so that we may thank and praise Thy blessed goodness and mercy both now and eternally; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord. Amen (Martin Luther)[3] -15 October, 2022[1] Luther’s Seal copyright © Ed Riojas, Higher Things
[3] Collect for Saturday of the week of Pentecost 18, For All the Saints, A Prayer Book For and By the Church, Vol. II © 1995 The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, Delhi, NY
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