Let the lying lips be mute Which speak arrogantly against the righteous With pride and contempt. Psalm 31:18 The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick alongside it. D.L. Moody
How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You. Psalm 31:19a If I cannot rejoice in what I have in the hand of experience, I will glory in that which I can grasp with the hand of faith which is laid up till I have come to be fit to receive it! Charles Haddon Spurgeon, 1834-92
You have worked for those who trust in You before the sons of mankind. Psalm 31:19b When we put God first, we will enjoy His provision in other areas of life. Lifeway, Explore the Bible, Summer 2007
You hide those who trust in You in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man; You keep them secretly in a shelter from the strife of tongues. Psalm 31:20 If God be our God, He will give us peace in trouble. When there is a storm without, He will make peace within. Thomas Watson
Blessed be the Lord, For He has made marvelous His lovingkindness to me in a besieged city. Psalm 31:21 The sense of our Father's love is like honey; it turns stones into bread, and water into wine, and the valley of trouble into a door of hope. Timothy Cruso, English Puritan, 1656-97