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! (Ps 31:19)
FEAR - reverential trust; hatred of evil
God has laid up great goodness for those who have a reverential trust in God and a hatred of evil; who place their trust in God instead of men.
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. (Ps 31:20)
SECRET - shelter
PRESENCE - face
PRIDE - conspiracy, snare
PAVILION - a temporary booth (like the OT tabernacle)
STRIFE OF TONGUES - contentious words
God hides those that fear/trust Him in the shelter of His face from the conspiracies and snares of men; He keeps them secretly in a tabernacle from contentious words.
Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvelous kindness in a strong city. (Ps 31:21)
MARVELOUS - something to marvel at; extraordinary; beyond natural ability
STRONG CITY - besieged city
Blessed be the LORD: I marvel at His extraordinary kindness toward me in a besieged city, where men starved for food and drink have lost all kindness toward one another. How refreshing and extraordinary God's kindness is in those times in life when we've been starved of kindness from men.
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