Bible Strands
Psalms 31:15
My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks directly to the LORD, affirming trust in God immediately before requesting rescue from unnamed pursuers.
The words — עִתֹּתָ֑י ('i.to.Ta/i) translates literally as "my times," while הַצִּ֘ילֵ֤/נִי (ha.Tzi.Le./ni) is the imperative "deliver me," linked to מִ/יַּד (mi./yad) meaning "from the hand of."
The thread — The theme of appointed periods appears in Ecclesiastes 3:1 regarding seasons for every purpose, in Acts 1:7 concerning the Father's authority over fixed times, and in John 17:1 where Jesus states the appointed hour has arrived.
Why it lands — The text places the speaker's timeline under divine control and issues a direct command for rescue, requiring the reader to submit to God's sovereignty over life's periods and to seek His intervention rather than relying on human defense.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.
Cross-references
- Acts 1:7 Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
- Ecclesiastes 3:1 To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
- John 17:1 When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
- John 7:6 Therefore Jesus told them, “Although your time is always at hand, My time has not yet come.
- Psalms 142:6 Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
- Job 24:1 “Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
- Psalms 17:8 Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings
- Psalms 143:3 For the enemy has pursued my soul, crushing my life to the ground, making me dwell in darkness like those long since dead.
- Psalms 143:9 Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge.
- 2 Timothy 4:6 For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand.