Psalms 31:2
Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defense to save me.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
In Context
1In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not as our Rock, Even our enemies themselves being judges.
Job 7:21And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away mine iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust; And thou wilt seek me diligently, but I shall not be.
Psalms 18:1I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
Psalms 40:17But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.
Psalms 69:17And hide not thy face from thy servant; For I am in distress; answer me speedily.
Psalms 79:1O God, the nations are come into thine inheritance; Thy holy temple have they defiled; They have laid Jerusalem in heaps.
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 →