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Psalms 31:3
3Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Psalms 31:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name's sake you lead me and guide me;
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger.
Context of Psalms 31:3
1In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. 2Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since 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. 5Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.
Read all of Psalms 31Psalms 31:3 word by word
כִּֽי־סַלְעִ֣י וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י אָ֑תָּה וּלְמַ֥עַן שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ תַּֽנְחֵ֥נִי וּֽתְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 31:3
- Psalms 23:2He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters,
- Psalms 25:11For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great.
- Psalms 79:9Help us, God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name’s sake.
- Joshua 7:9The Canaanites and the other people of the country will hear about this and they will surround us and wipe out our name from the earth. What then will you do for your own great name?”
- Jeremiah 14:7Although our sins testify against us, do something, Lord, for the sake of your name. For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you.
- Ezekiel 36:21I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.
- Ephesians 1:12in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
- Psalms 25:5Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
- Psalms 43:3Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
- Psalms 139:24See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
- Nehemiah 9:12By day you led them with a pillar of cloud, and by night with a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they were to take.
- Isaiah 49:10They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
- Luke 1:79to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
- John 16:13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
Commentaries on Psalms 31:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For thou art my rock and my fortress - See the notes at Psalm 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 Psalm 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The Lord provides safety to anyone seeking his protection. The psalmist trusts and submits to the Lord. See also Psalm 71:1–3.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
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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
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