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Turnהַטֵּהyour earאָזְנְךָto me;אֵלַיquicklyמְהֵרָהdeliver me;הַצִּילֵנִיbeהֱיֵהfor meלִיa rockלְצוּרthat is a stronghold,מָעוֹזa houseלְבֵיתof fortressesמְצוּדוֹתto save me.לְהוֹשִׁיעֵנִי
Psalms 31:2
Study it in the app“Turn your ear to me; quickly deliver me; be for me a rock that is a stronghold, a house of fortresses to save me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 31:2, word by word
- Turnהַטֵּהhate
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “hate” appears- your earאָזְנְazn
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azn” appears- quicklyמְהֵרָהmehera
haste, quickly
Haste; as an adverb, "quickly."
Where else “mehera” appears- deliver meהַצִּילֵhatsile
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hatsile” appears- beהֱיֵהheye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heye” appears- a rockצוּרtsur
rock
A large rock.
Where else “tsur” appears- that is a strongholdמָעוֹזmaoz
bulwark
YHWH, the safe place of his people.
Where else “maoz” appears- a houseבֵיתvet
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “vet” appears- of fortressesמְצוּדוֹתmetsudot
stronghold
A safe, fortified refuge; David calls God this.
Where else “metsudot” appears- to save meהוֹשִׁיעֵhoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “hoshie” appears
The context
1For the director. A psalm of David. In you, YHWH, I have taken refuge; let me not be ashamed ever; in your righteousness bring me to safety.
2 · This verse (above)
3For my crag and my fortress are you; and for the sake of your name you will lead me and guide me.