Psalms 61:3
\61:2\From the end of the earth will I send up my cry to you, when my heart is overcome: take me to the rock which is over-high for me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
In Context
2\61:1\Let my cry come to you, O God; let your ears be open to my prayer.
4\61:3\For you have been my secret place, and my high tower from those who made war on me.
Cross References
Psalms 18:2\18:1\I will give you my love, O Lord, my strength.
Psalms 62:7\62:6\He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved.
Psalms 140:7\140:6\I have said to the Lord, You are my God: give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my prayer.
Isaiah 46:3Give ear to me, O family of Jacob, and all the rest of the people of Israel, who have been supported by me from their birth, and have been my care from their earliest days:
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 →