Psalms 31:2

Psalms 31:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.

Context of Psalms 31:2

1In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 3Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. 4Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge.

Psalms 31:2 word by word

הַטֵּ֤ה אֵלַ֨י׀ אָזְנְךָ֮ מְהֵרָ֪ה הַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִי הֱיֵ֤ה לִ֨י׀ לְֽצוּר־מָ֭עוֹז לְבֵ֥ית מְצוּד֗וֹת לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Bow downנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• thine earאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• to me; deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me speedilyמְהֵרָהmehêrâh · hasteH4120
• be thou my strongמָעוֹזmâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz mâ‛ôz mâ‛ûz · securityH4581
• rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• for an houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of defenceמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686
• to saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467

Cross-references for Psalms 31:2

• Psalms 71:2In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
• Psalms 86:1Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
• Psalms 130:2Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
• Proverbs 22:4Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
• Psalms 22:4In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
• Psalms 25:2I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
• Psalms 71:1In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
• Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in me will not be disappointed.”
• Romans 5:5And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
• Romans 10:11As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”
• Psalms 7:8Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
• Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, my God, and plead my cause against an unfaithful nation. Rescue me from those who are deceitful and wicked.
• Psalms 143:1Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.
• Daniel 9:16Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.

Commentaries on Psalms 31:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Bow down thine ear - Listen to my complaint. Put thy ear to my lips, that thou mayest hear all that my feebleness is capable of uttering. We generally put our ear near to the lips of the sick and dying, that we may hear what they say. To this the text appears to allude. Strong rock - Rocks, rocky places, or caves in the rocks, were often strong places in the land of Judea. To such natural fortifications allusions are repeatedly made by the Hebrew poetic…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Bow down thine ear to me - As He does who inclines His ear toward one whom He is willing to hear, or whom He is desirous of hearing. See the notes at Psalm 17:6. Deliver me speedily - Without delay. Or, hasten to deliver me. It is right to pray to be delivered from all evil; equally right to pray to be delivered immediately. Be thou my strong rock - Margin: “to me for a rock of strength.” See Psalm 18:1-2, note; Psalm 18:46, note. For an house of defense…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The psalmist urgently asks the Lord to notice his desperate situation (PSalms 71:2; 88:2; 102:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-42-4. He seeks help in God's righteous government (Psa 5:8), and begs for an attentive hearing, and speedy and effectual aid. With no other help and no claim of merit, he relies solely on God's regard to His own perfections for a safe guidance and release from the snares of his enemies. On the terms "rock," &c., (compare Psa 17:2; 18:2, 50; 20:6; 23:3; 25:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Anthropomorphisms
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Commentaries on Psalms 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings