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Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be a rock of strength for me, A stronghold to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Incline Thine ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be Thou to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly; Be my rock of refuge, And a strong fortress to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Listen to my prayer and hurry to save me. Be my mighty rock and the fortress where I am safe. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Turn your ear toward me. Rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Listen to me, and deliver me quickly. Become a rock of safety for me, a fortified citadel to deliver me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/31.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Bow down your ear to me; deliver me speedily: be my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/31.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Bow down your ear to me; deliver me speedily: be you my strong rock, for an house of defense to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/31.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me quickly; be my strong Rock, a fortress of defense to save me;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/31.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: be thou to me a strong rock, an house of defence to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Bow down thy ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/31.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/31.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Bowe downe thine eare to me, make hast to deliuer me: be vnto me a strong rocke and a house of defence, that thou mayest saue me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/31.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Bowe downe thine eare to me, make haist to delyuer me: be thou my stronge rocke and a house of defence, that thou mayest saue me.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Incline Your ear to me quickly, deliver me, "" Be to me for a strong rock, "" For a house of bulwarks to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Incline thine ear to me, hastening to deliver me: be to me for a rock of strength, for a house of fortresses to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Bow down thy ear to me: make haste to deliver me. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, to save me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:3>Incline your ear to me. Hasten to rescue me. Be for me a protector God and a house of refuge, so as to accomplish my salvation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Incline your ear to me and answer me quickly; be a helper to me, Oh God, and the house of my refuge, and save me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Incline thine ear to me and answer me speedily; be thou unto me the God, the helper, and the house of refuge; and save me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; Be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Incline thine ear to me; make haste to rescue me: be thou to me for a protecting God, and for a house of refuge to save me.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/psalms/31.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: haṭ·ṭêh (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">Incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">Your ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. ">to me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="4120: mə·hê·rāh (Adv) -- Haste, speed. Feminine of maher; properly, a hurry; hence promptly.">come quickly</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî (V-Hifil-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">to my rescue.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hĕ·yêh (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">my</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697: lə·ṣūr- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Rock, cliff. Or tsur; from tsuwr; properly, a cliff; generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge.">rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="4581: mā·‘ō·wz (N-ms) -- (also mauwz); or mahoz (also ma, uz; from azaz; a fortified place; figuratively, a defence.">of refuge,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: lə·ḇêṯ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the stronghold</a> <a href="/hebrew/4686.htm" title="4686: mə·ṣū·ḏō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A net, capture, a fastness. Or mtsuwdah; or mtsudah; for matsowd; a net, or capture; also a fastness."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: lə·hō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">of my deliverance.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">Incline</a><a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413. 'el (ale) -- to, into, towards"> unto</a><a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear"> me Thine ear</a><a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="4120. mherah (meh-hay-raw') -- haste, speed"> hastily</a><a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337. natsal (naw-tsal') -- to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver">, deliver</a><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961. hayah (haw-yaw) -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be"> me, Be</a><a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="4581. ma'owz (maw-oze') -- a place or means of safety, protection"> to me for a strong</a><a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697. tsuwr (tsoor) -- rock, cliff"> rock</a><a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004. bayith (bah'-yith) -- a house">, for a house</a><a href="/hebrew/4686.htm" title="4686. matsuwd (maw-tsood') -- castle"> of bulwarks</a><a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467. yasha' (yaw-shah') -- to deliver"> to save me.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="נטה vhvms 5186">Listen closely</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="אֹזֶן ncfsc 241"></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>; <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="נצל vhvms 5337">rescue</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="מְהֵרָה Pd 4120"> quickly</a>. <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqvms 1961">Be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="צוּר_1 ncmsc 6697"> a rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="מָעֹוז ncmsa 4581"> of refuge</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>, <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="בַּיִת_1 ncmsc 1004">a mountain</a> <a href="/hebrew/4686.htm" title="מְצוּדָה_2 ncfpa 4686"> fortress</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="ישׁע vhc 3467"> save</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">Incline</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear">Your ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337. natsal (naw-tsal') -- to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver">to me, rescue</a> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="4120. mherah (meh-hay-raw') -- haste, speed">me quickly;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697. tsuwr (tsoor) -- rock, cliff">Be to me a rock</a> <a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="4581. ma'owz (maw-oze') -- a place or means of safety, protection">of strength,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4686b.htm" title="4686b">A stronghold</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467. yasha' (yaw-shah') -- to deliver">to save</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">me.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186. natah (naw-taw') -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend">Bow down</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241. 'ozen (o'-zen) -- an ear">thine ear</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337. natsal (naw-tsal') -- to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver">to me; deliver</a> <a href="/hebrew/4120.htm" title="4120. mherah (meh-hay-raw') -- haste, speed">me speedily:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4581.htm" title="4581. ma'owz (maw-oze') -- a place or means of safety, protection">be thou my strong</a> <a href="/hebrew/6697.htm" title="6697. tsuwr (tsoor) -- rock, cliff">rock,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004. bayith (bah'-yith) -- a house">for an house</a> <a href="/hebrew/4686.htm" title="4686. matsuwd (maw-tsood') -- castle">of defence</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467. yasha' (yaw-shah') -- to deliver">to save</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">me.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/31-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/31-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:3" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>