8 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
8 and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.
8 You didn't leave me in their clutches but gave me room to breathe.
8 And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide place.
8 You have not handed me over to my enemies but have set me in a safe place.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 31:8
Commentary on Psalm 31:1-8
(Read Psalm 31:1-8)
Faith and prayer must go together, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. David gave up his soul in a special manner to God. And with the words, ver. 5, our Lord Jesus yielded up his last breath on the cross, and made his soul a free-will offering for sin, laying down his life as a ransom. But David is here as a man in distress and trouble. And his great care is about his soul, his spirit, his better part. Many think that while perplexed about their worldly affairs, and their cares multiply, they may be excused if they neglect their souls; but we are the more concerned to look to our souls, that, though the outward man perish, the inward man may suffer no damage. The redemption of the soul is so precious, that it must have ceased for ever, if Christ had not undertaken it. Having relied on God's mercy, he will be glad and rejoice in it. God looks upon our souls, when we are in trouble, to see whether they are humbled for sin, and made better by the affliction. Every believer will meet with such dangers and deliverances, until he is delivered from death, his last enemy.