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For Thou art my strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You will bring me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will draw me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength <i>and</i> my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for you are my refuge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will free me from the net that is secretly set for me, for You are my refuge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Protect me from hidden traps and keep me safe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; for thou art my strong hold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You are my refuge, so pull me out of the net that they have secretly laid for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Keep me safe from the trap that has been set for me; shelter me from danger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Rescue me from the net that they concealed to trap me; for you are my strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, "" For You [are] my strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Bring me out from the net that they hid for me, For Thou art my strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou wilt bring me forth from the net which they concealed for me: for thou my fortress.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou wilt bring me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me: for thou art my protector. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:5>You will lead me out of this snare, which they have hidden for me. For you are my protector.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Free me from the net they have set for me, for you are my refuge. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />take me out of the net that is hidden for me, for you are my refuge.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Pull me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me; for thou art my protector.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And take me from this net they have hid for me, because you are my protector.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Bring me forth out of the net that they have hidden for me; For Thou art my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for thou, O Lord, art my defender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3196" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">You free me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7568.htm" title="7568: mê·re·šeṯ (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- A net. From yarash; a net.">from the net</a> <a href="/hebrew/2098.htm" title="2098: zū (Pro-r) -- This, which, who. For zeh; this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2934.htm" title="2934: ṭā·mə·nū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide.">laid out</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="4581: mā·‘ūz·zî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- (also mauwz); or mahoz (also ma, uz; from azaz; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence.">are my refuge.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Into Your hands I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD, God of truth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Psalm 25:15</a></span><br />My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-2.htm">Psalm 71:2-3</a></span><br />In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me. / Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a></span><br />He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a></span><br />The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-48.htm">Psalm 18:48</a></span><br />who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Psalm 142:3</a></span><br />Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Psalm 140:5</a></span><br />The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/9-15.htm">Psalm 9:15</a></span><br />The nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7</a></span><br />We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Isaiah 51:14</a></span><br />The captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6-13</a></span><br />So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. / Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-2.htm">2 Samuel 22:2</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">2 Samuel 22:20</a></span><br />He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Pull me out of the net that they have laid privately for me: for you are my strength.</p><p class="hdg">Pull</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Psalm 25:15</a></b></br> Mine eyes <i>are</i> ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Psalm 35:7</a></b></br> For without cause have they hid for me their net <i>in</i> a pit, <i>which</i> without cause they have digged for my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Psalm 57:6</a></b></br> They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen <i>themselves</i>. Selah.</p><p class="hdg">my strength</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Psalm 19:14</a></b></br> Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9</a></b></br> And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/25-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/30-7.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/psalms/11-2.htm">Privily</a> <a href="/job/41-1.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/psalms/23-5.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/31-2.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/job/40-24.htm">Trap</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/35-3.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/psalms/33-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/33-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/psalms/32-5.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Net</a> <a href="/psalms/52-5.htm">Pluck</a> <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Privily</a> <a href="/psalms/144-14.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/psalms/35-7.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">Refuge</a> <a href="/psalms/31-20.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/37-39.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/psalms/69-22.htm">Trap</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">He rejoices in his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">He prays in his calamity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">He praises God for his goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You free me from the net laid out for me</b><br>This phrase reflects the imagery of a trap or snare, often used in the Psalms to describe the schemes of enemies or the dangers faced by the psalmist. In ancient times, nets were commonly used for hunting and fishing, symbolizing entrapment and danger. The psalmist acknowledges God's deliverance from such peril, emphasizing divine intervention. This imagery is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/25-15.htm">Psalm 25:15</a> and <a href="/psalms/124-7.htm">Psalm 124:7</a>, where God is portrayed as the one who rescues His people from hidden dangers. The "net" can also symbolize spiritual or moral entrapments, suggesting that God provides a way out of temptation or sin, aligning with <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">1 Corinthians 10:13</a>.<p><b>for You are my refuge</b><br>The concept of God as a refuge is a recurring theme throughout the Psalms, highlighting God's protection and safety. In the historical context, a refuge was a place of shelter from danger, such as a fortress or a city of refuge. This metaphor underscores the trust and reliance the psalmist places in God amidst adversity. It connects to other biblical passages like <a href="/psalms/46.htm">Psalm 46:1</a> and <a href="/proverbs/18-10.htm">Proverbs 18:10</a>, where God is depicted as a stronghold and a safe haven. This phrase also points to the ultimate refuge found in Jesus Christ, who offers spiritual safety and salvation, fulfilling the role of a divine protector for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>- Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a>, David often found himself in situations where he needed God's deliverance from his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>- The central figure in this verse, depicted as a deliverer and refuge for those who trust in Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>- Though not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context implies adversaries who set traps for the psalmist.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_net.htm">The Net</a></b><br>- Symbolic of the traps and schemes laid by enemies to ensnare the psalmist.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/refuge.htm">Refuge</a></b><br>- A place of safety and protection, representing God's role as a protector.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_deliverer.htm">God as Deliverer</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to rescue us from life's snares and challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_refuge_in_god.htm">Seeking Refuge in God</a></b><br>Make God your first point of refuge in times of trouble, rather than relying solely on human solutions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/awareness_of_spiritual_traps.htm">Awareness of Spiritual Traps</a></b><br>Be vigilant and discerning about the spiritual and moral traps that can ensnare us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_protection.htm">Faith in God's Protection</a></b><br>Cultivate a deep faith in God's protective power, knowing He is always present to shield us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>Regularly pray for God's deliverance from both seen and unseen dangers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_loving_god_allow_suffering.htm">How does a loving God allow suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_free_will_exist_with_god's_plan.htm">Psalm 31:15 states 'my times are in your hand,' but if free will exists, how can one's life be fully determined by God's plan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david_face_defeats_if_god_is_refuge.htm">Psalm 31:1 refers to God as a 'refuge,' so why do historical records still depict David facing ongoing military defeats?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_writing_date_of_genesis.htm">What is the main theme of Shelter of the Most High?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">The net.</span>--This image is a common one in the Psalms. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm" title="He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to catch the poor: he does catch the poor, when he draws him into his net.">Psalm 10:9</a>, &c)<p><span class= "bld">Laid privily.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">hidden. </span>Translate still by the future, <span class= "ital">thou wilt pull me out.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me.</span> Absalom set a imp for David when he asked permission to go to Hebron for the purpose of paying a vow, whereas his object was to get possession of a strongly fortified city (<a href="/2_samuel/15-7.htm">2 Samuel 15:7-9</a>). It was, perhaps, by a device of AhithopheI's that David was induced to quit Jerusalem and go into exile. For thou art my Strength (comp. <a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">Psalm 18:1</a>; 19:15; 28:1, 7, 8, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You will free me</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the net</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(mê·re·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7568.htm">Strong's 7568: </a> </span><span class="str2">A net</span><br /><br /><span class="word">laid for me,</span><br /><span class="heb">טָ֣מְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2934.htm">Strong's 2934: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֝תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are my refuge.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽעוּזִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·‘ūz·zî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4581.htm">Strong's 4581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place or means of safety, protection</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-4.htm">Psalm 31:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:4 Pluck me out of the net that (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/31-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>