Psalms 31:3 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 31:3

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.

YLT

For my rock and my bulwark art Thou, For Thy name's sake lead me and tend me.

DBT

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

About this book

Old Testament

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Cross-references

22 verses on the floor

Psalms 23:3
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalms 109:21
But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
2 Samuel 22:2
And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
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.
Psalms 25:11
For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

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Voices4

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He complains of the very deplorable condition he was in, and, in the sense of his calamities, still prays that God would graciously appear for him against his persecutors,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

5, 6. commit my spirit--my life, or myself. Our Saviour used the words on the Cross [Lu 23:46], not as prophetical, but, as many pious men have done, as expressive of His unshaken confidence in God. The Psalmist rests on God's faithfulness to His promises to His people, and hence avows himself one of them, detesting all who revere objects of idolatry (compare De 32:21;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), so order my steps, so order my spirit, that I may never do any thing unlawful and unjustifiable--against my conscience, nor unwise and indiscreet--against my interest." Those that resolve to follow God's direction may in faith pray for it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

): " Thou art my rock and my fortress, by thy covenant with me and my believing consent to that covenant; therefore be my strong rock, "

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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