Psalms 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; and, for thy name's sake, thou wilt lead me and guide me.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
In Context
2Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.
4Draw me out of the net that they have hidden for me; for thou art my strength.
Cross References
Joshua 7:9When the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear [of it], they will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do unto thy great name?
Nehemiah 9:19yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them on the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go.
Psalms 23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters.
Psalms 25:9The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way.
Psalms 43:3Send out thy light and thy truth: *they* shall lead me, *they* shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations.
Psalms 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, because of the glory of thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:2-9
Prayer for Deliverance; Profession of Confidence in God. 1 In thee, O Lord , do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me. 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of… Read the whole commentary →