Psalm 31:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me.

New Living Translation
Turn your ear to listen to me; rescue me quickly. Be my rock of protection, a fortress where I will be safe.

English Standard Version
Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!

Berean Study Bible
Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.

New American Standard Bible
Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be a rock of strength for me, A stronghold to save me.

NASB 1995
Incline Your ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.

NASB 1977
Incline Thine ear to me, rescue me quickly; Be Thou to me a rock of strength, A stronghold to save me.

Amplified Bible
Incline Your ear to me, deliver me quickly; Be my rock of refuge, And a strong fortress to save me.

Christian Standard Bible
Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a mountain fortress to save me.

Contemporary English Version
Listen to my prayer and hurry to save me. Be my mighty rock and the fortress where I am safe.

Good News Translation
Hear me! Save me now! Be my refuge to protect me; my defense to save me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Turn your ear toward me. Rescue me quickly. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.

International Standard Version
Listen to me, and deliver me quickly. Become a rock of safety for me, a fortified citadel to deliver me;

NET Bible
Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me.

New King James Version
Bow down Your ear to me, Deliver me speedily; Be my rock of refuge, A fortress of defense to save me.

King James 2000 Bible
Bow down your ear to me; deliver me speedily: be my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.

New Heart English Bible
Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense 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.

American King James Version
Bow down your ear to me; deliver me speedily: be you my strong rock, for an house of defense to save me.

American Standard Version
Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.

A Faithful Version
Bow down Your ear to me; deliver me quickly; be my strong Rock, a fortress of defense to save me;

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

English Revised Version
Bow down thine ear unto me; deliver me speedily: be thou to me a strong rock, an house of defence to save me.

Webster's Bible Translation
Bow down thy ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defense to save me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Bowe downe thine eare to me: make haste to deliuer mee: be vnto me a stronge rocke, and an house of defence to saue me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Bowe downe thine eare to me, make hast to deliuer me: be vnto me a strong rocke and a house of defence, that thou mayest saue me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Bowe downe thine eare to me, make haist to delyuer me: be thou my stronge rocke and a house of defence, that thou mayest saue me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Incline Your ear to me quickly, deliver me, "" Be to me for a strong rock, "" For a house of bulwarks 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.

Smith's Literal Translation
Incline thine ear to me, hastening to deliver me: be to me for a rock of strength, for a house of fortresses to save me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Bow down thy ear to me: make haste to deliver me. Be thou unto me a God, a protector, and a house of refuge, to save me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Incline your ear to me. Hasten to rescue me. Be for me a protector God and a house of refuge, so as to accomplish my salvation.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Incline your ear to me and answer me quickly; be a helper to me, Oh God, and the house of my refuge, and save me!

Lamsa Bible
Incline thine ear to me and answer me speedily; be thou unto me the God, the helper, and the house of refuge; and save me,

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
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 Septuagint Translation
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.
















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