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Psalms 31:2
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Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.Be a rock of refuge for me,a mountain fortress to save me.
Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, A house of defense to save me.
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
Listen to me and save me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a strong city to save me.
Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!
Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly; Be my rock of refuge, And a strong fortress to save me.
Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be a rock of strength for me, A stronghold to save me.
Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, A house of defense to save me.
Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.
Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly;Be to me a rock of strength,A fortress to save me.
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
Listen to my prayer and hurry to save me. Be my mighty rock and the fortress where I am safe.
In you, Adonai , I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; in your justice, save me!
Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.
Incline thine ear to me and answer me speedily; be thou unto me the God, the helper, and the house of refuge; and save me,
Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me.
Incline your ear to me. Quickly deliver me. Become my rock of refuge, a fortified keep to save me.
Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me quickly, be a strong rock to me, for a house of fortresses to save me.
Bowe downe thine eare to me, make haist to delyuer me:
Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
Let your ear be turned to me; take me quickly out of danger; be my strong Rock, my place of strength where I may be safe.
In thee, O LORD, have I taken refuge; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.
Bowe downe thine eare to me, deliuer me speedily: be thou my strong rocke, for an house of defence to saue me.
Bowe downe thine eare to me, make hast to deliuer me: be vnto me a strong rocke and a house of defence, that thou mayest saue me.
Incline thine ear to me; make haste to rescue me: be thou to me for a protecting God, and for a house of refuge to save me.
Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: be thou to me a strong rock, an house of defence to save me.
Bouwe doun thin eere to me; haaste thou to delyuere me. Be thou to me in to God defendere, and in to an hows of refuyt; that thou make me saaf.
Bow down your ear to me; deliver me speedily: Be to me a strong rock, A house of defense to save me.
Bow down thy ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.
Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.
Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.
Turn Your ear to me, and be quick to save me. Be my rock of strength, a strong place to keep me safe.
Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.
Incline unto me, thine ear, Speedily rescue me, - Become to me a Rock of refuge, a Place of security, For saving me.
(30-3) 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.
Incline thy ear to me, rescue me speedily! Be thou a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!
Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.
Contextual Overview
To the director: A song of David.
Lord , I come to you for protection. Don't let me be disappointed. You always do what is right, so save me. 2 Listen to me. Come quickly and save me. Be my Rock, my place of safety. Be my fortress and protect me! 3 Yes, you are my Rock and my protection. For the good of your name, lead me and guide me. 4 Save me from the traps my enemy has set. You are my place of safety. 5 Lord , you are the God we can trust. I put my life in your hands. Save me! 6 I hate those who worship false gods. I trust only in the Lord . 7 Your kindness makes me so happy. You have seen my suffering. You know about the troubles I have. 8 You will not let my enemies take me. You will free me from their traps.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Bow: Psalms 71:2, Psalms 86:1, Psalms 130:2, Proverbs 22:17
deliver: Psalms 40:17, Psalms 69:17, Psalms 79:1, Psalms 102:2, Psalms 143:7, Job 7:21, Luke 18:8
my strong rock: Heb. to me for a rock of strength, Psalms 18:1, Psalms 18:2, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 94:22, Deuteronomy 32:31, 2 Samuel 22:3
an house: Psalms 71:3, Psalms 90:1, Psalms 91:9, Isaiah 33:16, John 6:56, 1 John 4:12, 1 John 4:15, 1 John 4:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:11 - Deliver 2 Kings 19:16 - bow down 2 Chronicles 6:40 - thine ears Isaiah 17:10 - the rock Isaiah 32:2 - rock
Cross-References
But he did not accept Cain and his offering. Cain was sad because of this, and he became very angry.
Laban said to him, "Please, let me say something. I know that the Lord has blessed me because of you.
So God has taken the animals away from your father and has given them to me.
The angel of God spoke to me in that dream. The angel said, ‘Jacob!' "I answered, ‘Yes!'
Then Moses said to the Lord , "But, Lord, I am telling you, I am not a good speaker. I have never been able to speak well. And that hasn't changed since you started talking to me. I am still not a good speaker. You know that I speak slowly and don't use the best words."
"This is the rule for someone who kills another person and runs to one of these three cities for safety: It must be someone who killed another person accidentally, not out of hatred.
"Even the most kind and gentle man among you will become cruel. He will be cruel to his family, and he will be cruel to his wife he loves so much. And he will be cruel to his children who are still alive.
So Jonathan called David and told him everything that was said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.
Then Nebuchadnezzar became very angry with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave an order for the oven to be heated seven times hotter than it usually was.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Bow down thine ear to me,.... Which is said after the manner of men, who, when they give attention, and listen to anything, stoop, and incline the ear; and this for God to do, as he sometimes does, is wonderful condescending grace!
deliver me speedily; which shows that he was in great danger, and his case required haste: the Lord does help right early, and is sometimes a present help in time of need, and delivers at once, as soon as the mercy is asked for;
be thou my strong rock: for shelter and security from enemies, as well as to build his everlasting salvation on, and to stand firmly upon, and out of danger;
for an house of defence to save me; both for an house to dwell in, Lord being the dwelling place of his people in all generations, and a strong habitation to which they may continually resort; and for protection and safety, their place of defence in him being the munition of rocks, a strong hold, and a strong tower from the enemy.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Bow down thine ear to me - As He does who inclines His ear toward one whom He is willing to hear, or whom He is desirous of hearing. See the notes at Psalms 17:6.
Deliver me speedily - Without delay. Or, hasten to deliver me. It is right to pray to be delivered from all evil; equally right to pray to be delivered immediately.
Be thou my strong rock - Margin: “to me for a rock of strength.” See Psalms 18:1-2, note; Psalms 18:46, note.
For an house of defense to save me - A fortified house; a house made safe and strong. It is equivalent to praying that he might have a secure abode or dwelling-place.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 31:2. Bow down thine ear — Listen to my complaint. Put thy ear to my lips, that thou mayest hear all that my feebleness is capable of uttering. We generally put our ear near to the lips of the sick and dying, that we may hear what they say. To this the text appears to allude.
Strong rock — Rocks, rocky places, or caves in the rocks, were often strong places in the land of Judea. To such natural fortifications allusions are repeatedly made by the Hebrew poetic writers.
