Psalms 71:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 71:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 71:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art m..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 71:3 — KJV
“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. Be...: Heb. Be thou to me for a rock of habitation”
— Psalms 71:3 (KJV)
Psalms 71:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 71:3
“Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. fearful: Heb. hasty”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:3: strong, hast, save
“And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:3: may, hast, art
“Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them ought of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart. those: Heb. men”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:3: may, save, art
“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually. continually: Heb. all the days”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:3: may, continually, art
“He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. against...: or, concerning a merchantman the merchant city: Heb. Canaan strong...: or, strengths”
Shares key themes with Psalms 71:3: strong, given, commandment
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