Psalms 31:2

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“Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.”

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BSBPD

“Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 31:2 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:31For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
  3. Job 7:21Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
  4. Psalms 7:2or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
  5. Psalms 18:1I love You, O LORD, my strength.
  6. Psalms 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
  7. Psalms 40:17But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
  8. Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
  9. Psalms 69:17Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
  10. Psalms 71:2In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
  11. Psalms 79:1The nations, O God, have invaded Your inheritance; they have defiled Your holy temple and reduced Jerusalem to rubble.
  12. Psalms 86:1Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
  13. Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place through all generations.
  14. Psalms 91:9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High—
  15. Psalms 94:22But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
  16. Psalms 102:2Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
  17. Psalms 130:2O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
  18. Psalms 143:7Answer me quickly, O LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide Your face from me, or I will be like those who descend to the Pit.
  19. Proverbs 22:17Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise— apply your mind to my knowledge—
  20. Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
  21. Luke 18:8I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?”
  22. John 6:56Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in Me, and I in him.
  23. 1 John 4:12No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God remains in us, and His love is perfected in us.
  24. 1 John 4:15If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.

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