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Psalm 31:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 31 · verse 2
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.Psalm 31:2 · King James Version
Psalm 31:2 in context
1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
2Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
4Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
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Key words (Strong's)
- speedilymᵉhêrâhproperly, a hurryH4120 →
- delivernâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →
- defencemâtsûwda net, or captureH4686 →
- strongmâʻôwza fortified placeH4581 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- rocktsûwrproperly, a cliffH6697 →
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Faith and prayer must go together. He that believes, let his pray - I believe, therefore I have spoken: and he that prays, let him believe, for the prayer of faith is the prevailing prayer. We have both here. I. David, in distress, is very earnest with God in prayer for succour and relief.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8