“Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.”
The psalm concludes with exhortation to be strong and take courage, waiting for the LORD. The imperative "Be strong and take courage" echoes other psalm closings, establishing a formulaic exhortation inviting the community to steadfast confidence. The verb "wait for the LORD" suggests patient expectation grounded in trust. The phrase "all you who have hope in him" addresses the entire community of the faithful. The closing benediction invites the assembly to recognize that their strength lies in their relationship with God.
Church Fathers on Psalms 31:24
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…
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