Psalms 31:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. ”

Psalms 31:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou art my rock and my fortress - See the notes at Psalms 18:2 . Therefore for thy name’s sake - For the sake of thine own honor, or for the glory of thy name. See the notes at Psalms...
Psalms 31:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXI. Prayer in distress strangely intermingled with such confidence in God that the deliverance seems to be already accomplished. Psalms 31:1-3 a . Recurs with textual variants in Psalms 7...
Psalms 31:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

rock. Hebrew. sela'. Thy name's sake. See note on Psalms 20:1 . lead . Thou wilt gently lead. guide . gently guide. Pull . Thou wilt pull.
Psalms 31:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. For thou art my rock. This verse may be read as one sentence, thus: As thou art like a tower for my defense, for thy name’s sake direct and guide me during my whole life. And thus the con...
Psalms 31:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Psalms 31:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Thy name sake ... - or (as the Septuagint, Vulgate, and Arabic), continuing the ground on which the...
Psalms 31:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The writer of this Ps. gratefully records God's past deliverances ( Psalms 31:1-8 ), appeals to God for help against the enemies who assail him in the present ( Psalms 31:9-18 ), and ends with ferven...
Psalms 31:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Rock. — As rock in this verse is selâ (LXX. and Vulg., “strength”) instead of tsûr, as in Psalms 31:2 , it is better to render “for thou art my cliff fortress;” literally, cliff and fortress....
Psalms 31:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 31:1-24 THE swift transitions of feeling in this psalm may seem strange to colder natures whose lives run smoothly, but reveal a brother-soul to those who have known what it is to ride on t...
Psalms 31:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Cry out of Deep Trouble Psalms 31:1-13 Some have supposed that this psalm was written during the Sauline persecutions; but it is more likely that it dates from Absalom's rebellion. It alterna...
Psalms 31:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this great song of trust struggling through tears to triumph, we have a fine example of an experience often repeated in the history of the children of faith. There are three divisions. In the firs...
Psalms 31:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The last verse of these five becomes a key to open to us the four preceding. Nothing can be more evident than that the whole must have been written by David, under the spirit of prophecy, in direct r...
Psalms 31:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou [art] my rock and my fortress ,.... What he prayed for he knew him to be, and to have been in times past, and could claim his interest in him; and therefore entreats that he would appear to...
Psalms 31:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou [art] my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Ver. 3. For thou art my rock and my fortress ] Such places David had been forced to fly to; but still h...
Psalms 31:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Never let me be ashamed Namely, of my confidence in thy promises. Deliver me in thy righteousness By, or for, or according to thy faithfulness and goodness, both which often come under the name o...
Psalms 31:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Prayer for Deliverance; Profession of Confidence in God. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. 1 In thee, O L ORD...
Psalms 31:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

For thy name's sake; for the glory of thy name, i.e. of thy power, and truth, and mercy to thy miserable servant. Lead me, and guide me; two words expressing the same thing with more emphasis. Di...
Psalms 31:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Bow down your ear to me' Deliver me speedily. Be you to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me. For you are my rock and my fortress, Therefore for your name's sake lead me and guide me...
Psalms 31:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION A psalm, in which the psalmist rises by prayer, from trouble, to lively faith and hope in God. The older interpreters founding on the use of the same word in Psalms 31:2-3 (Heb.), and...
Psalms 31:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 31:1 . In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; Can we say as much as that? However else this Psalm of David may end, it strikes a grand key-note, that which should be the first indication of o...
Psalms 31:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:5 . Into thine hand I commit my spirit, the words which our Saviour used on the cross, and the words which St. Stephen used the moment before his death, when addressing the Lord Jesus; a...
Psalms 31:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust. Man trusting in Jehovah I. Here is man trusting in Jehovah Is great trials. 1. It seems strange that God should allow a man who trusts in Him to become in...
Psalms 31:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS psalm is, in the main, a cry for deliverance out of pressing danger and trouble; but it is interspersed with passages of a more cheerful tone, expressive of faith and confidenc...
Psalms 31:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Believer's Humble and Confident Submission to the Hand of God. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical part of the Tabernacle worship, a psalm of David, written at some time w...
Psalms 31:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 1:12 ; Ezekiel 36:21 ; Ezekiel 36:22 ; Isaiah 49:10 ; Jeremiah 14:7 ; John 16:13 ; Joshua 7:9 ; Luke 1:79 ; Nehemiah 9:12 ; Nehemiah 9:19 ; Psalms 139:24 ; Psalms 143:10 ; Psal...

Psalms 31:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 31:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 31:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 31:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 31:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 31:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 31:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 31:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 31:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 31:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 31:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 31:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 31:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 31:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge