Psalms 31:2 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

Psalms 31:2 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 71:2-3
Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. …
Psalms 102:2
Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily.
Psalms 86:1
A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Psalms 130:2
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
1 John 4:15-16
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. …

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities Anthropomorphisms Arm Eye God Hand Jealousy Rock

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-8)

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. This eases a burdened spirit, fetches in promised mercies, and wonderfully supports and comforts the soul in t…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 2)

2-4. He seeks help in God’s righteous government (Psa 5:8), and begs for an attentive hearing, and speedy and effectual aid. With no other help and no claim of merit, he relies solely on God’s regard to His own perfections for a safe guidance and release from the snares of his enemies. On the terms “rock,” &c., (compare Psa 17:2; 18:2, 50; 20:6; 23:3; 25:21).