Psalms 31:2
Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מְהֵרָהmᵉhêrâhproperly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly
- מָצוּדmâtsûwda net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness
- מָעוֹזmâʻôwza fortified place; figuratively, a defence
- צוּרtsûwrproperly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figurative
- אֹזֶןʼôzenbroadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)
- נָצַלnâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
- נָטָהnâṭâhto stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used
- בַּיִתbayitha house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Psa 71:2–3, Psa 102:2, Psa 86:1, 1Jn 4:15–16, Psa 130:2, Deu 32:31, Psa 94:22, Pro 22:17