Psalms 61:2
From the extremity of the land I cry unto thee in deep sorrow of heart; Lead me to the rock that is high above me!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
3For thou art my refuge, My strong tower against the enemy.
Cross References
Psalms 17:1“A psalm of David.” Hear the righteous cause, O LORD! Attend to my cry; Give ear to my prayer from lips without deceit!
Psalms 18:46Jehovah is the living God; blessed be my rock; Exalted be the God of my salvation!
Psalms 40:2He drew me out of a horrible pit, Out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, And made my steps firm.
Psalms 43:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him, Him, my deliverer and my God!
Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my safeguard, I shall not wholly fall!
Psalms 77:3I remember God, and am disquieted; I think of him, and my spirit is overwhelmed.
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 →