Psalms 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
Psalms 31:3 in other translations
| BSB | For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. |
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| WEB | For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me. |
| ASV | For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name’s sake lead me and guide me. |
| YLT | For my rock and my bulwark art Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me. |
| DARBY | For thou art my rock and my fortress; and, for thy name's sake, thou wilt lead me and guide me. |
| BBE | For you are my Rock and my strong tower; go in front of me and be my guide, because of your name. |
| Webster | For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. |
What does Psalms 31:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 31:2-4
2-4. 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).
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 31:1-8
Faith and prayer must go together, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. David gave up his soul in a special manner to God. And with the words, ver. 5, our Lord Jesus yielded up his last breath on the cross, and made his soul a free-will offering for sin, laying down his life as a ransom. But David is here as a man in distress and trouble. And his great care is about his soul, his spirit, his better…
Psalms 31:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 31:3
- Psalms 143:10-11
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
- Isaiah 49:10
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
- Psalms 25:5
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
- Luke 1:79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
- Psalms 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
- Psalms 23:2-3
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- Nehemiah 9:12
Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
- Jeremiah 14:7
O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name’s sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
- Psalms 25:11
For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
- Psalms 43:3
O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
- Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 31:2
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
- Psalms 31:3
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
- Psalms 31:4
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
Psalms 31:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque tú eres mi roca y mi castillo; y por tu nombre me guiarás, y me encaminarás. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Incline vers moi ton oreille, hâte-toi, délivre-moi; sois pour moi un rocher, une forteresse, une maison qui me soit un lieu fort, afin de me sauver. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn mein Fels und meine Burg bist du; und um deines Namens willen führe mich und leite mich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quoniam tacui, inveteraverunt ossa mea, dum clamarem tota die. |