“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!”
The psalmist declares that the goodness God stores up for those who fear him and works for those who take refuge in him is great and apparent. The phrase "how great is your goodness" expresses wonder at the magnitude of God's blessing. The reference to those "who fear you" and "who take refuge in you" identifies the community of the faithful. The description of goodness that is "great and apparent" suggests that God's blessing is visible and substantial. This verse shifts perspective to the broader community of faith.
Church Fathers on Psalms 31:19
To the end, a psalm of David himself, an ecstasy. 1. To the end a Psalm of David Himself, the Mediator strong of hand in persecutions. For the word ecstasy, which is added to the title, signifies a transport of the mind, which is produced either by a panic, or by some revelation. But in this Psalm the panic of the people of God troubled by the persecution of all the heathen, and by the failing of faith throughout the world, is principally seen. But first the Mediator Himself…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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