Psalms 61:3
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
In Context
4Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Cross References
Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
Psalms 140:7O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Isaiah 46:3“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
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 →