Psalm 31:24 (KJV)

What does this mean?

David is speaking to everyone who puts their hope in God, not just to himself. He tells them to be strong and steady in heart, because hope in God is not wishful thinking, it rests on the God who has already shown himself faithful. The verse is a word of encouragement from someone who has been in trouble and found God steady.

What does this teach us?

Hope and courage go together. Waiting on God is not sitting still in fear, it is standing steady because you trust the One you are waiting for.

How can we apply this?

If hope feels thin today, borrow someone else's strength for an hour: call a friend who believes, read one psalm out loud, or sit quietly and remember one time God came through. Courage often starts small, with one steady step.

Related KJV passages

• “Wait on the LORD : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD .”

  Psalm 27:14

• “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

  Isaiah 40:31

• “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”

  Joshua 1:9