Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may always resort; thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defense and my castle.

New American Standard Bible

Be to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually come;
You have given commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

King James Version

Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Holman Bible

Be a rock of refuge for me,
where I can always go.
Give the command to save me,
for You are my rock and fortress.

International Standard Version

Be my sheltering refuge where I may go continuously; command my deliverance for you are my rock and fortress.

A Conservative Version

Be thou to me a rock of habitation to which I may continually resort. Thou have given commandment to save me, for thou are my rock and my fortress.

American Standard Version

Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.

Amplified


Be to me a rock of refuge and a sheltering stronghold to which I may continually come;
You have given the commandment to save me,
For You are my rock and my fortress.

Bible in Basic English

Be my strong Rock, the strong place of my salvation; for you are my Rock, and my safe place.

Darby Translation

Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

Julia Smith Translation

Be thou to me for a rock of refuge to come always: thou didst command to save me, for thou my rock and my fortress.

King James 2000

Be my strong habitation, to which I may continually resort: you have given commandment to save me; for you are my rock and my fortress.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Be for me a rock of refuge to resort to always; you have ordained to save me, because you [are] my rock and my fortress.

Modern King James verseion

Be a rock of refuge for me, to which I may always go; You have commanded to save me; for You are my Rock and my Fortress.

NET Bible

Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.

New Heart English Bible

Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

The Emphasized Bible

Be thou unto me, a Rock to dwell in, a Place of Security, To save me, For, my mountain crag and my stronghold, thou art.

Webster

Be thou my strong habitation, to which I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.

World English Bible

Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress.

Youngs Literal Translation

Be to me for a rock -- a habitation, To go in continually, Thou hast given command to save me, For my rock and my bulwark art Thou.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Be thou my strong
צר צוּר 
Tsuwr 
Usage: 76

מעין מעוןo 
Ma`own 
Usage: 19


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

צוה 
Tsavah 
Usage: 494

to save
ישׁע 
Yasha` 
Usage: 205

me for thou art my rock
סלע 
Cela` 
Usage: 60

References

Easton

Morish

Context Readings

A Prayer To God The Rock Of Refuge

2 but rid me, and deliver me, in thy righteousness; incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 3 Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may always resort; thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defense and my castle. 4 Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the ungodly, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

Cross References

Psalm 18:2

The LORD is my stony rock, and my defense, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. {TYNDALE: The LORD is my rock, my castle and my deliverer. God is my strength, and in him will I trust: my shield and the horn that defendeth me: mine high hold and refuge.}

Psalm 31:2-3

Bow down thine ear to me; make haste to deliver me. And be thou my strong rock, and a house of defense, that thou mayest save me.

Psalm 44:4

Thou art my King, O God; send help unto Jacob.

Deuteronomy 33:27

that is the dwelling place of God from the beginning, and from under the arms of the world. He hath cast out thine enemies before thee and said, 'Destroy.'

Psalm 42:8

The LORD hath granted his loving-kindness in the daytime; and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life.

Psalm 68:28

Thy God hath committed strength unto thee; establish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in us,

Psalm 90:1

{A Prayer of Moses the man of God} LORD, thou hast been our refuge, from one generation to another.

Psalm 91:1-2

Whoso dwelleth under the defense of the most high, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 91:9

For thou, LORD, art my hope; thou hast set thine house of defense very high.

Psalm 91:11-12

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Psalm 144:2

My hope and my castle, my defense and my deliverer, my shield in whom I trust, which subdueth the people that is under me.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the LORD is a strong castle, the righteous flyeth unto it, and shall be saved.

Isaiah 33:16

He it is, that shall dwell on high; whose safeguard shall be in the true rock, to him shall be given the right true meat and drink.

Ezekiel 9:6

kill and destroy both old man and young, maidens, children and wives. But as for those, that have the mark upon them: see that ye touch them not. And begin at my Sanctuary." Then they began at the elders, which were in the temple,

Revelation 7:2-3

And I saw another angel ascend from the rising of the sun, which had the seal of the living God, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom power was given to hurt the earth and the sea,

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