Psalms 71:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Psalms 71:3 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalms 91:9
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Psalms 31:2-3
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. …
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

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Commentary

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

(vv. 1-13)

Two things in general David here prays for—that he might not be confounded and that his enemies and persecutors might be confounded. I. He prays that he might never be made ashamed of his dependence upon God nor disappointed in his believing expectations from him. With this petition every true believer may come boldly to the throne of grace; for God will never disappoint the hope that is of his ow…

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

(vv. 3)

Psa 71:1-24. The Psalmist, probably in old age, appeals to God for help from his enemies, pleading his past favors, and stating his present need; and, in confidence of a hearing, he promises his grateful thanks and praise. 1-3. (Compare Psa 30:1-3).