my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
Psalm 31:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: Be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily! Be my Rock of refuge, a strong Fortress to save me! American Standard Version (1901) Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me. Common English Bible Listen closely to me! Deliver me quickly; be a rock that protects me; be a strong fortress that saves me! Catholic Public Domain Version Blessed is the man to whom the Lord has not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. |
my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
Why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For now I shall lie in the earth; you will seek me, but I shall not be.”
Do not hide your face from me in the day of my distress. Incline your ear to me; answer me speedily in the day when I call.
Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!
Answer me quickly, O Lord; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me, or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit.
O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God.
On God rests my deliverance and my honor; my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.
Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress—make haste to answer me.
or like a lion they will tear me apart; they will drag me away, with no one to rescue.
O God, the nations have come into your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your dwelling place,
The words of the wise: Incline your ear and hear my words and apply your mind to my teaching,
they will live on the heights; their refuge will be the fortresses of rocks; their food will be supplied, their water assured.
I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.