Psalms 61:2
From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.
Cross References
Psalms 17:1{A Prayer of David.} Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; give ear unto my prayer, which is not out of feigned lips.
Psalms 18:46Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of my salvation,
Psalms 40:2And he brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock; he hath established my goings:
Psalms 43:5Why art thou cast down, my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God; for I shall yet praise him, [who is] the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalms 77:3I remembered God, and I moaned; I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
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 →