Tree of Life Version
Psalms 31:3
3Turn Your ear to me, rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a stronghold for my deliverance.
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.
- New International Version (NIV)Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead 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.
Context of Psalms 31:3
1For the music director, a psalm of David. 2In You, Adonai, have I taken refuge: Let me never be put to shame. In Your righteousness, deliver me. Turn Your ear to me, rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a stronghold for my deliverance. 4Since You are my rock and my fortress, You lead me and guide me for Your Name’s sake. 5Free me from the net they hid for me, for You are my refuge.
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 still waters.
- Psalms 25:11For Your Name’s sake, Adonai, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
- Psalms 79:9Help us, God of our salvation— for the sake of the glory of Your Name. Deliver us, and atone for our sins— for Your name’s sake.
- Joshua 7:9For when the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land hear of it, they will surround us and cut off our name from the earth. Then what will You do for Your great Name?”
- Jeremiah 14:7Though our iniquities testify against us, Adonai, act for Your Name’s sake. For our backslidings are many. We have sinned against You.
- Ezekiel 36:21But I had concern for My holy Name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations wherever they went.
- Ephesians 1:12so that we, who were first to put our hope in Messiah, might be for His glorious praise.
- Psalms 25:5Guide me in Your truth, and teach me, for You are God, my salvation, for You I wait all day.
- Psalms 43:3Send forth Your light and Your truth— let them guide me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwelling places.
- Psalms 139:24and see if there be any offensive way within me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. Let Your good Ruach lead me on level ground.
- Nehemiah 9:12You led them with a pillar of cloud by day and with a pillar of fire by night to illuminate for them the way they were to go.
- Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor scorching wind or sun strike them, for their compassionate One will lead them, and will guide them by springs of water.
- Luke 1:79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in the way of shalom.”
- John 16:13But when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on His own; but whatever He hears, He will tell you. And He will declare to you the things that are 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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