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Forכִּיmy cragסַלְעִיand my fortressוּמְצוּדָתִיare you;אָתָּהand for the sake ofוּלְמַעַןyour nameשִׁמְךָyou will lead meתַּנְחֵנִיand guide me.וּתְנַהֲלֵנִי
Psalms 31:3
Study it in the app“For my crag and my fortress are you; and for the sake of your name you will lead me and guide me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 31:3, word by word
- my cragסַלְעִsali
rock
YHWH, "my rock", a safe refuge.
Where else “sali” appears- and my fortressמְצוּדָתִmetsudati
stronghold
A safe, fortified refuge; David calls God this.
Where else “metsudati” appears- your nameשִׁמְshim
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shim” appears- you will lead meתַּנְחֵtanche
lead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “tanche” appears- and guide meתְנַהֲלֵtenahale
lead gently
Lead gently, guide with care; bring to a resting place; provide for.
Where else “tenahale” appears
The context
2Turn your ear to me; quickly deliver me; be for me a rock that is a stronghold, a house of fortresses to save me.
3 · This verse (above)
4You will bring me out of the net that they have hidden for me, for you are my stronghold.