Psalms 31:3
Bow down thy ear to me: make haste to deliver me. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, to save me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
2In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, Iet me never be confounded: deliver me in thy justice.
4For thou art my strength and my refuge; and for thy name's sake thou wilt lead me, and nourish me.
Cross References
Joshua 7:9The Chanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and being gathered together will surround us and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do to thy great name?
Nehemiah 9:19Yet thou, in thy many mercies, didst not leave them in the desert: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them by day to lead them in the way, and the pillar of fire by night to shew them the way by which they should go.
Psalms 23:2He hath set me in a place of pasture. He hath brought me up, on the water of refreshment:
Psalms 25:9He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.
Psalms 43:3Send forth thy light and thy truth : they have conducted me, and brought me unto thy holy hill, and into thy tabernacles.
Psalms 79:9Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us 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 →