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Psalms 31:2

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 31:3.

הַטֵּ֤הhatehspreadנָטָהverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a commandH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אֵלַ֨יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אָזְנְךָ֮azenekhaearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “ear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.מְהֵרָ֪הmeherahhastilyמְהֵרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hastily”, the ordinary formH4120properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptlyhastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly.הַצִּ֫ילֵ֥נִיhatsilenidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, a commandH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).הֱיֵ֤הheyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לִ֨יlitoלִ֨יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toלְֽצוּרletsurto edgeצוּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).מָ֭עוֹזmaozforceמָעוֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “force”, the ordinary formH4581a fortified place; figuratively, a defenceforce, fort(-ress), rock, strength(-en), ([idiom] most) strong (hold).לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…מְצוּד֗וֹתmetsudotnetמָצוּדnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “net”, the ordinary formH4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastnesscastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.לְהוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִיlehoshienito be safeיָשַׁעpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to be safe”, the to-form of the verbH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(31-3) Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.

World English Bible

Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.

Darby Translation

Incline thine ear to me, deliver me speedily; be a strong rock to me, a house of defence to save me.

Douay-Rheims

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord hath not imputed sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(31-3) Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Incline thine ear to me; make haste to rescue me: be thou to me for a protecting God, and for a house of refuge to save me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κλῖνον πρὸς μὲ τὸ οὖς σου, τὰχυνον τοῦ ἐξελέσθαι με γενοῦ μοι εἰς Θεὸν ὑπερασπιστὴν καὶ εἰς οἶκον καταφυγῆς τοῦ σῶσαί με.