Psalms 31:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַטֵּ֤ה אֵלַ֨י ׀ אָזְנְךָ֮ מְהֵרָ֢ה הַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִי הֱיֵ֤ה לִ֨י ׀ לְֽצוּר־מָ֭עוֹז לְבֵ֥ית מְצוּד֗וֹת לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Haṭṭēh to-me ʾoznəkā məhērâ haṣṣîlēnî; hĕyēh to-me to-ṣûr-māʿôz to-bêt məṣûdôt to-hôšîʿēnî

Grammar Details

*Haṭṭēh*: verb, imperative masculine singular - incline/turn
*ʾoznəkā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your ear
*məhērâ*: adverb - quickly/speedily
*haṣṣîlēnî*: verb, imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - deliver/rescue me
*hĕyēh*: verb, imperative masculine singular - be
*ṣûr*: noun, masculine singular construct - rock
*māʿôz*: noun, masculine singular - stronghold/fortress
*bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
*məṣûdôt*: noun, feminine plural - fortress/stronghold
*hôšîʿēnî*: verb, infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - to save me

Word Meanings

*Haṭṭēh*: incline/turn/extend
*ṣûr*: rock/cliff/boulder
*māʿôz*: stronghold/refuge/fortress
*məṣûdôt*: fortresses/strongholds/defensive positions

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Josh 7:9 : 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land will hear of it, and will compass us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do for thy great name?
Neh 9:12 : 12 Moreover in a pillar of cloud thou leddest them by day; and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
Neh 9:19 : 19 yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness: the pillar of cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.
Ps 18:2 : 2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Ps 23:2-3 : 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
Ps 25:5 : 5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 25:9 : 9 The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
Ps 25:11 : 11 For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
Ps 43:3 : 3 Oh send out thy light and thy truth; Let them lead me: Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, And to thy tabernacles.
Ps 79:9 : 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name; And deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake.
Ps 139:24 : 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Ps 143:10-11 : 10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness. 11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.
Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.
Jer 14:7 : 7 Though our iniquities testify against us, work thou for thy name's sake, O Jehovah; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.
Ezek 36:21-22 : 21 But I had regard for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, whither they went. 22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not [this] for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went.
Luke 1:79 : 79 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.
John 16:13 : 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but what things soever he shall hear, [these] shall he speak: and he shall declare unto you the things that are to come.
Eph 1:12 : 12 to the end that we should be unto the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 71:2-3
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2Deliver me in thy righteousness, and rescue me: Bow down thine ear unto me, and save me.
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Ps 23:1-4
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1A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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Ps 61:2-3
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2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
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Ps 18:2
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2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
2 Sam 22:2-3
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Ps 25:4-5
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Ps 27:11
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Ps 109:21
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Ps 30:10
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Ps 17:5
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Ps 94:22
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Ps 63:8
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