Psalms 61:3
(61:4) For thou hast been a shelter unto me, a strong tower against the enemy.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 18:2(18:3) The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalms 62:7(62:8) With God are my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength [and] my protection are in God.
Psalms 140:7(140:8) O thou Eternal Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head on the day of battle.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, who are borne [by me] from their birth, who are 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 →