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Psalm 31

Psa. 31:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For thou art my rock
cela` (Hebrew #5553)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
KJV usage: (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Pronounce: seh'-lah
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
and my fortress
matsuwd (Hebrew #4686)
or (feminine) mtsuwdah {mets-oo-daw'}; or mtsudah {mets-oo-daw'}; for 4685; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness; --castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Pronounce: maw-tsood'
; therefore for thy name’s
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
sake lead
nachah (Hebrew #5148)
to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
KJV usage: bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
Pronounce: naw-khaw'
Origin: a primitive root
me, and guide
nahal (Hebrew #5095)
properly, to run with a sparkle, i.e. flow; hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustain
KJV usage: carry, feed, guide, lead (gently, on).
Pronounce: naw-hal'
Origin: a primitive root
me.

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Ministry on This Verse

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for thy.
Psa. 23:2‑3• 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside still waters.
 3He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. (Psa. 23:2‑3)
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Psa. 25:11• 11For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, thou wilt indeed pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. (Psa. 25:11)
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Psa. 79:9• 9Help us, O God of our salvation, because of the glory of thy name; and deliver us, and forgive our sins, for thy name's sake. (Psa. 79:9)
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Josh. 7:9• 9When the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, they will surround us, and cut off our name from the earth. And what wilt thou do unto thy great name? (Josh. 7:9)
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Jer. 14:7• 7Jehovah, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou act for thy name's sake; for our backslidings are many--we have sinned against thee. (Jer. 14:7)
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Ezek. 36:21‑22• 21But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations whither they went.
 22Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations whither ye went. (Ezek. 36:21‑22)
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Eph. 1:12• 12that we should be to the praise of his glory who have pre-trusted in the Christ: (Eph. 1:12)
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Psa. 25:5,9• 5Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
 9The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way. (Psa. 25:5,9)
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Psa. 43:3• 3Send out thy light and thy truth: *they* shall lead me, *they* shall bring me to thy holy mount, and unto thy habitations. (Psa. 43:3)
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Psa. 139:24• 24And see if there be any grievous way in me; and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psa. 139:24)
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Psa. 143:10‑11• 10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country.
 11Revive me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake; in thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble; (Psa. 143:10‑11)
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Neh. 9:12,19• 12And thou leddest them in the day by a pillar of cloud, and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light in the way wherein they should go.
 19yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud departed not from over them by day, to lead them on the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to shew them light, and the way wherein they should go. (Neh. 9:12,19)
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Isa. 49:10• 10They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them. (Isa. 49:10)
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Luke 1:79• 79to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1:79)
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John 16:13• 13But when *he* is come, the Spirit of truth, he shall guide you into all the truth: for he shall not speak from himself; but whatsoever he shall hear he shall speak; and he will announce to you what is coming. (John 16:13)
• God being his rock and defense, he looks to God to be led and guided in conformity with His Name. (“Psalms 31” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For thou art my rocki and my fortress; and, for thy name’s sake, thou wilt lead me and guide me.

JND Translation Notes

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Sela, as in Ps. 18.2, first time.