Psalms 31:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

Psalms 31:3 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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. …
Luke 1:79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Isaiah 49:10
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
Psalms 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.

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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. 3)

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).