Psalms 61:3
For thou have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
In Context
4I will dwell in thy tabernacle forever. I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Cross References
Psalms 18:2LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
Psalms 62:7With God is my salvation and my glory. The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Psalms 140:7O lord LORD, the strength of my salvation, thou have covered my head in the day of battle.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken to me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been borne [by me] from their birth, who have been carried from the womb.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 61:2-5
Crying to God in Distress. 1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. In these verses we may observe, I. David's close adherence and application to God by prayer in the day of his distress and trouble: "Whatever comes, I will cry… Read the whole commentary →