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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 the still waters.
 3He restoreth my soul: 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 Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. (Psa. 25:11)
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Psa. 79:9• 9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. (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• 7O Lord, 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 God; 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• 12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. (Eph. 1:12)
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Psa. 25:5,9• 5Lead me 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• 3O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. (Psa. 43:3)
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Psa. 139:24• 24And see if there be any wicked 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: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
 11Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. (Psa. 143:10‑11)
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Neh. 9:12,19• 12Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy pillar; 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 them by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by night, to show 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 shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them. (Isa. 49:10)
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Luke 1:79• 79To give light to them that sit 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, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you 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. (“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.