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Psalms 31:4

31:3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.
Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

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Pluck me out of the net that they have laid secretly for me, for you are my stronghold.

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privately for me: for you are my strength.

31:5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.

What does Psalms 31:4 mean?

Psalms 31:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָצָא (yâtsâʼ), רֶשֶׁת (resheth), זוּ (zûw). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Pull
me
outיָצָאyâtsâʼ/yaw-tsaw'/H3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
of
the
netרֶשֶׁתresheth/reh'-sheth/H7568a net (as catching animals)
thatזוּzûw/zoo/H2098this or that
they
have
laid
privilyטָמַןṭâman/taw-man'/H2934to hide (by covering over)
for
me:
for
thou
art
my
strength.מָעוֹזmâʻôwz/maw-oze'/H4581a fortified place; figuratively, a defence

Commentary on Psalms 31:4

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 31:4
ch the great God has published for the instruction and edification of the children of men; this psalm treats of them both, and recommends them both to our diligent study. I. The book of the creatures, in which we may easily read the power and godhead of the Creator, ver. 1-6 . II. The book of the scriptures, which makes known to us the will of God concerning our duty. He shows the excellency and usefulness of that book ( ver. 7-11 ) and then teaches us how to improve it, ver. 12-14 . God's Glory Seen in the Creation. 1 The heavens declare the gl

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 1:17

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 8:22

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth

Exodus 15:20

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

Exodus 15:21

And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

Psalms 24:7

Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 31:4.

Psalms 9:15

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

Psalms 140:5

The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

Psalms 142:3

When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.

Psalms 35:7

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

Psalms 35:8

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall. at: Heb. which he knoweth not of

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What does Psalms 31:4 say?

Psalms 31:4 (King James Version) reads: "Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength."

Is Psalms 31:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 31:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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