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you have set my feet in a broad place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And You have not handed me over to the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And You have not given me over into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And You have not given me over into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a large place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And You have not given me into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a broad place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a large place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You kept me from the hands of my enemies, and you set me free. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; thou hast set my feet in a large place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You have not handed me over to the enemy. You have set my feet in a place where I can move freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You have not let my enemies capture me; you have given me freedom to go where I wish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy, but you have set my feet in a sturdy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my foot in a large room.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And You have not shut me up, "" Into the hand of an enemy, "" You have caused my feet to stand in a broad place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Thou hast not shut me up, Into the hand of an enemy, Thou hast caused my feet to stand in a broad place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou didst not shut me up in the hand of the enemy: thou didst cause my feet to stand in a broad place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:9>And you have not enclosed me in the hands of the enemy. You have set my feet in a spacious place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You will not abandon me into enemy hands, but will set my feet in a free and open space. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And thou hast not surrendered me into the hand of my enemies; thou hast established my feet in tranquility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you have not delivered me into the hand of my enemies; you have set my feet in an expanse.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Thou hast not given me over into the hand of the enemy; Thou hast set my feet in a broad place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou hast not shut me up into the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a wide place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3229" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: his·gar·ta·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">delivered me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ- (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: ’ō·w·yêḇ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">the enemy;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">You have set</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lāy (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">my feet</a> <a href="/hebrew/4800.htm" title="4800: ḇam·mer·ḥāḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A broad or roomy place. From rachab; enlargement, either literally, or figuratively.">in the open.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">2 Samuel 22:20</a></span><br />He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19</a></span><br />He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5</a></span><br />In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a></span><br />He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Psalm 66:12</a></span><br />You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Psalm 107:14</a></span><br />He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a></span><br />And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-11.htm">Jeremiah 29:11</a></span><br />For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-7.htm">Lamentations 3:7</a></span><br />He has walled me in so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-10.htm">Acts 12:10</a></span><br />They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-26.htm">Acts 16:26</a></span><br />Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a></span><br />No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: you have set my feet in a large room.</p><p class="hdg">shut me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></b></br> Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: <i>I am</i> shut up, and I cannot come forth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Deuteronomy 32:30</a></b></br> How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a></b></br> This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.</p><p class="hdg">set</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Psalm 4:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me <i>when I was</i> in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19</a></b></br> He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/36-16.htm">Job 36:16</a></b></br> Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait <i>into</i> a broad place, where <i>there is</i> no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table <i>should be</i> full of fatness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/22-5.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/18-17.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/26-12.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/psalms/26-5.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Large</a> <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Room</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/33-16.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/41-11.htm">Enemy</a> <a href="/psalms/37-31.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/36-11.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/psalms/31-15.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/106-41.htm">Handed</a> <a href="/psalms/41-11.htm">Hater</a> <a href="/psalms/80-5.htm">Large</a> <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Room</a> <a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/psalms/33-8.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/psalms/35-21.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">He rejoices in his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">He prays in his calamity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">He praises God for his goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have not delivered me to the enemy;</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep trust in God's protection and deliverance. In the historical context, David often faced physical enemies, such as King Saul and foreign adversaries. Theologically, this can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual deliverance from sin and evil. The concept of God as a deliverer is a recurring theme in the Psalms and throughout the Bible, as seen in <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a>, where God delivers the Israelites from the Egyptians. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who delivers believers from the power of sin and death (<a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a>).<p><b>You have set my feet in the open.</b><br>This imagery suggests freedom and security. In ancient times, being in an "open" or "spacious" place symbolized safety and relief from confinement or danger. Geographically, the "open" contrasts with the narrow, treacherous paths often found in the Judean wilderness, where David might have hidden from his enemies. Spiritually, this can be interpreted as God providing a place of refuge and peace, as seen in <a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19</a>, where God brings the psalmist into a broad place because He delights in him. This also typifies the freedom found in Christ, who offers spiritual liberation and a place of rest for the soul (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a>, David is expressing his trust in God amidst adversity. He often faced enemies and sought refuge in God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Represents those who oppose or seek harm against David, symbolizing any adversarial forces in a believer's life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The protector and deliverer, who provides safety and freedom for those who trust in Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/o/open_place.htm">Open Place</a></b><br>A metaphor for freedom and safety, contrasting with confinement or danger.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to deliver us from our adversaries, both physical and spiritual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a></b><br>Recognize that true freedom comes from God, who sets us in a "spacious place" spiritually, emotionally, and sometimes physically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/security_in_god's_plan.htm">Security in God's Plan</a></b><br>Even when surrounded by enemies, we can find security in God's plan and His protective presence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_adversity.htm">Faith in Adversity</a></b><br>Like David, maintain faith and trust in God during times of trouble, knowing He will not abandon us to our enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_spaciousness.htm">Spiritual Spaciousness</a></b><br>Seek the spiritual spaciousness that comes from living in obedience to God, free from the constraints of sin and fear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_56_13_contradict_tragic_deaths.htm">Does the deliverance from death proclaimed in Psalm 56:13 contradict other biblical accounts of faithful figures who died tragically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_psalm_31_7-8_with_suffering.htm">Psalm 31:7-8 affirms divine deliverance, yet history shows numerous faithful people suffering or dying--how do we reconcile this apparent discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_18_differ_from_103.htm">Why do the descriptions of God's power in Psalm 18 seem inconsistent with passages portraying His more gentle attributes (e.g., Psalm 103)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">Shut me up into the hand.</span>--This is the exact phrase used by David (<a href="/context/1_samuel/23-11.htm" title="Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beseech you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.">1Samuel 23:11-12</a>) in consulting the Divine oracle by the ephod. But this does not prove the authorship, for it was evidently a common phrase. (See <a href="/1_samuel/24-18.htm" title="And you have showed this day how that you have dealt well with me: for as much as when the LORD had delivered me into your hand, you killed me not.">1Samuel 24:18</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/26-8.htm" title="Then said Abishai to David, God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray you, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.">1Samuel 26:8</a>; <a href="/2_kings/17-4.htm" title="And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea: for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.">2Kings 17:4</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Large room.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm" title="Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.">Psalm 4:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-19.htm" title="He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.">Psalm 18:19</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And hast not shut me up into the hand of the</span> <span class="cmt_word">enemy;</span> <span class="accented">i.e. "</span>hast not delivered me up, without chance of escape, into the hands of my enemies" (comp. <a href="/1_samuel/23-12.htm">1 Samuel 23:12</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast set my feet in a large room</span>. Given me, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, plenty of space and freedom for action; not confined me, nor cramped me, nor hindered me in any way (comp. <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Psalm 4:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Psalm 18:36</a>). Having cheered himself with the enumeration of these grounds of encouragement (vers. 5-8), the psalmist again returns to prayer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">delivered me</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭סְגַּרְתַּנִי</span> <span class="translit">(his·gar·ta·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַד־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the enemy;</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹיֵ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·yêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have set</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ĕ·maḏ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my feet</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the open.</span><br /><span class="heb">בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·mer·ḥāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4800.htm">Strong's 4800: </a> </span><span class="str2">A broad or roomy place</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:8 You have not shut me up into (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>