Bible Strands
Psalms 31:2
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses the LORD directly, requesting immediate intervention during a period of distress. The statement follows a declaration of taking refuge in God and precedes a request for ongoing guidance.
The words — The Hebrew הַטֵּ֤ה (ha.Teh) literally means "incline," directing the divine ear toward the speaker. The adverb מְהֵרָ֪ה (me.he.Rah) specifies that the requested rescue must occur without delay.
The thread — The phrase "incline Your ear" appears in Psalms 71:2, Psalms 86:1, and Psalms 102:2. Each passage pairs this auditory petition with urgent pleas for deliverance from distress.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge personal vulnerability and demand immediate divine attention. It frames deliverance as a physical refuge that must be actively invoked rather than passively assumed.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.
Cross-references
- Psalms 71:2 In Your justice, rescue and deliver me; incline Your ear and save me.
- Psalms 86:1 A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
- Psalms 102:2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call.
- Deuteronomy 32:31 For their rock is not like our Rock, even our enemies concede.
- Psalms 130:2 O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
- 1 John 4:15 If anyone confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
- 2 Samuel 22:3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
- Job 7:21 Why do You not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For soon I will lie down in the dust; You will seek me, but I will be no more.”
- Psalms 18:1 For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
- Psalms 40:17 But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.