“"Bend down Your ear unto Me" [Psalm 31:2]. Hear Me in My humiliation, near at hand unto Me. "Make haste to deliver Me." Defer not to the end of the world, as with all who believe in Me, My separation from sinners. "Be unto Me a God who protects Me." Be unto Me God, and Protector. "And a house of refuge, that You may s…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 31
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2Bow 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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1In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
— Psalms 31:2 —
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
4Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.