Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. New Living Translation You are my rock and my fortress. For the honor of your name, lead me out of this danger. English Standard Version For you are my rock and my fortress; and for your name’s sake you lead me and guide me; Berean Standard Bible For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. King James Bible For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. New King James Version For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name’s sake, Lead me and guide me. New American Standard Bible For You are my rock and my fortress; For the sake of Your name You will lead me and guide me. NASB 1995 For You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me. NASB 1977 For Thou art my rock and my fortress; For Thy name’s sake Thou wilt lead me and guide me. Legacy Standard Bible For You are my high rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me. Amplified Bible Yes, You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me. Christian Standard Bible For you are my rock and my fortress; you lead and guide me for your name’s sake. Holman Christian Standard Bible For You are my rock and my fortress; You lead and guide me because of Your name. American Standard Version For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me. Contemporary English Version You, LORD God, are my mighty rock and my fortress. Lead me and guide me, so that your name will be honored. English Revised Version For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me. GOD'S WORD® Translation Indeed, you are my rock and my fortress. For the sake of your name, lead me and guide me. Good News Translation You are my refuge and defense; guide me and lead me as you have promised. International Standard Version For you are my rock and my fortress; for the sake of your name guide me and lead me. Majority Standard Bible For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. NET Bible For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me. New Heart English Bible For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name's sake lead me and guide me. Webster's Bible Translation For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. World English Bible For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor You [are] my rock and my bulwark, "" For Your Name’s sake lead me and tend me. Young's Literal Translation For my rock and my bulwark art Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me. Smith's Literal Translation For thou my rock and my fortress; and for sake of thy name thou wilt guide me, and thou wilt protect me. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor thou art my strength and my refuge; and for thy name's sake thou wilt lead me, and nourish me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For you are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me. New Revised Standard Version You are indeed my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor thou art my strength and my refuge; therefore for thy name's sake comfort me and guide me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because you are my strength and the house of my refuge, comfort me, LORD JEHOVAH, for your Name's sake! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For Thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me. Brenton Septuagint Translation For thou art my strength and my refuge; and thou shalt guide me for thy name's sake, and maintain me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit…2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance. 3For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. 4You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.… Cross References Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Psalm 27:1 Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? Psalm 61:2-3 From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. / For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy. Psalm 62:2 He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. Psalm 71:3 Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress. Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 30:29 You will sing as on the night of a holy festival, and your heart will rejoice like one who walks to the music of a flute, going up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. Isaiah 32:2 Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land. Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them. Isaiah 49:10 They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water. Isaiah 52:12 For you will not leave in a hurry nor flee in haste, for the LORD goes before you, and the God of Israel is your rear guard. Treasury of Scripture For you are my rock and my fortress; therefore for your name's sake lead me, and guide me. for thy Psalm 23:2,3 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters… Psalm 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. Psalm 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. lead Psalm 25:5,9 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day… Psalm 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. Psalm 139:24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Jump to Previous Bulwark Fortress Front Guide Lead Name's Rock Sake Strong Tend Tower WiltJump to Next Bulwark Fortress Front Guide Lead Name's Rock Sake Strong Tend Tower WiltPsalm 31 1. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help7. He rejoices in his mercy 9. He prays in his calamity 19. He praises God for his goodness For You are my rock and my fortress This phrase begins with a profound declaration of trust and reliance on God. The Hebrew word for "rock" is "tsur," which signifies strength, stability, and permanence. In ancient times, a rock was a symbol of protection and refuge, often associated with safety from enemies. The imagery of God as a "rock" conveys His unchanging nature and His role as a reliable foundation for the believer's life. The word "fortress" in Hebrew is "metsudah," which refers to a stronghold or a place of defense. Historically, fortresses were critical for protection against invaders, and this metaphor emphasizes God's role as a protector who provides security and safety. Together, these images highlight God's unwavering strength and His ability to safeguard His people from spiritual and physical threats. for the sake of Your name You will lead and guide me For thy name's sake--i.e., because Thou hast this name of rock and fortress. Lead me, and guide me.--The future is better, "Thou wilt lead and guide me." To pray for protection and then stoutly affirm belief, as in Psalm 31:3, has been called illogical; but it is the logic of the heart if not of the intellect; the logic, it may be added, of every prayer of faith. Verse 3., - For thou art my Rock; or, my cliff (סלעי, not צורי). And my Fortress. David prays God to be his Rock and Fortress in the future, because he has always looked to him as his Rock and Fortress in the past. Faith establishes a claim to have its anticipations made good. Therefore for thy Name's sake lead me, and guide me. Metaphor is dropped, and God is simply asked for guidance and direction. In the struggle between Absalom and David more depended upon wise counsel than upon mere force (2 Samuel 15:31-37; 2 Samuel 16:15-23; 2 Samuel 17:5-23).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are my rock סַלְעִ֣י (sal·‘î) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5553: A craggy rock and my fortress; וּמְצוּדָתִ֣י (ū·mə·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 4686: A net, capture, a fastness lead תַּֽנְחֵ֥נִי (tan·ḥê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5148: To guide, to transport and guide me וּֽתְנַהֲלֵֽנִי׃ (ū·ṯə·na·hă·lê·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5095: To lead or guide to a watering place, bring to a place of rest, refresh for the sake of וּלְמַ֥עַן (ū·lə·ma·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent Your name. שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ (mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8034: A name Links Psalm 31:3 NIVPsalm 31:3 NLT Psalm 31:3 ESV Psalm 31:3 NASB Psalm 31:3 KJV Psalm 31:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 31:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 31:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 31:3 French Bible Psalm 31:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 31:3 For you are my rock and my (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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