Psalms 31:3

“Thou turnest man to destruction, etc.] Or to death, as the Targum, which is the destruction of man; not an annihilation of body or soul, but a dissolution of the union between them; the words may be rendered, “thou turnest man until he is broken” f1296; and crumbled into dust; thou turnest him about in the world, and through a course of afflictions and diseases, and at last by old age, and however by death, returns him to his original, from whence he came, the dust of the earth, which he becomes again, (<010319>Genesis 3:19 <211207>Ecclesiastes 12:7) the grave may be meant by destruction: and sayest, return, ye children of men, or “Adam”; from whom they all sprung, and in whom they all…”

“For thou art my rock and my fortress - See the notes at Psalms 18:2. Therefore for thy name’s sake - For the sake of thine own honor, or for the glory of thy name. See the notes at Psalms 23:3. That is, since thou art my rock and my defense - since I put my trust in thee - show, by leading and guiding me, that my trust is well founded, or that this is Thy character, and that Thou wilt be true and faithful to those who commit their all to thee. See the notes at Psalms 31:1. return to 'Top of Page'”

“for thy: Psa 23:2, Psa 23:3, Psa 25:11, Psa 79:9; Jos 7:9; Jer 14:7; Eze 36:21, Eze 36:22; Eph 1:12 lead: Psa 25:5, Psa 25:9, Psa 43:3, Psa 139:24, Psa 143:10, Psa 143:11; Neh 9:12, Neh 9:19; Isa 49:10; Luk 1:79; Joh 16:13 Psalms 31:4”