Psalms 61:2
Hear, O God, my supplication: be attentive to my prayer,
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
1Unto the end, in hymns, for David.
Cross References
Psalms 17:1The prayer of David. Hear, O Lord, my justice: attend to my supplication. Give ear unto my prayer, which proceedeth not from deceitful lips.
Psalms 18:46The children that are strangers have lied to me, strange children have faded away, and have halted from their paths.
Psalms 40:2With expectation I have waited for the Lord, and he was attentive to me.
Psalms 43:5To thee, O God my God, I will give praise upon the harp : why art thou sad, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me?
Psalms 62:2Shall not my soul be subject to God? for from him is my salvation.
Psalms 77:3In the day of my trouble I sought God, with my hands lifted up to him in the night, and I was not deceived. My soul refused to be comforted:
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 →