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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• 2In pastures of tender grass he causeth me to lie down,{HR}He leadeth me by the waters of rest.
 3He restoreth my soul;{HR}He leadeth me in the 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,{HR}Thou hast even pardoned mine iniquity,{HR}For it [is] great. (Psa. 25:11)
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Psa. 79:9• 9Help us, O God of our salvation,{HR}For the sake of the glory of thy name and deliver us,{HR}And forgive our sins because of thy name. (Psa. 79:9)
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Josh. 7:9• 9For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, 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 it 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 mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, 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 mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. (Ezek. 36:21‑22)
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Eph. 1:12• 12in order that we should be unto [the] praise of his glory, that have fore-trusted in the Christ; (Eph. 1:12)
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Psa. 25:5,9• 5Lead me in thy truth and teach me,{HR}For thou [art] the God of my salvation;{HR}For thee have I waited all the day.
 9He guideth the meek in judgment{HR}And he teacheth the meek his way. (Psa. 25:5,9)
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Psa. 43:3• 3Send thou thy light and thy truth: they shall lead me,{HR}They shall bring me unto the mountain of thy holiness and unto thy tabernacles. (Psa. 43:3)
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Psa. 139:24• 24And see if a way of grief [be] in me,{HR}And lead me in a way everlasting. (Psa. 139:24)
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Psa. 143:10‑11• 10Teach me to do thy pleasure,{HR}For thou [art] my God;{HR}Let thy good spirit lead me in a land of evenness.
 11For thy name's sake, Jehovah, quicken;{HR}In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. (Psa. 143:10‑11)
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Neh. 9:12,19• 12{i}And 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.{/i}
 19{i}yet 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 show them light, and the way wherein they should go.{/i} (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• 13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, shall have come, he will guide you in all the truth; for he will not speak from himself, but whatever he shall hear he will speak; and he will announce to you the things to come. (John 16:13)
• God being his rock and defense, he looks to God to be led and guided in conformity with His Name. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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For thou [art] my rock and my fortress,{HR}And for thy name’s sake thou guidest and leadest me.