Psalms 61:2
I call to You from the end of the land, || In the feebleness of my heart, || You lead me into a rock higher than I.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1TO THE OVERSEER. ON STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. BY DAVID. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.
3For You have been a refuge for me, || A tower of strength because of the enemy.
Cross References
Psalms 17:1A PRAYER OF DAVID. Hear, O YHWH, righteousness, attend my cry, || Give ear [to] my prayer, without lips of deceit.
Psalms 18:46YHWH lives—and blessed [is] my rock, || And exalted is the God of my salvation.
Psalms 40:2And He causes me to come up || From a pit of desolation—from mire of mud, || And He raises up my feet on a rock, || He is establishing my steps.
Psalms 43:5Why bow yourself, O my soul? And why are you troubled within me? Wait for God, for I still confess Him, || The salvation of my countenance, and my God!
Psalms 62:2He alone [is] my rock, and my salvation, || My tower, I am not much moved.
Psalms 77:3I remember God, and make a noise, || I meditate, and my spirit is feeble. 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 →