King James Version
Psalms 31:2 in the King James Version says “Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. my: Heb. to m...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 31 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. my: Heb. to me for a rock of strength”
Psalms 31:2 · KJV
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. my: Heb. to me for a rock of strength
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Bow down”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“rock”
H6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
“for an house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“to save”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
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