Psalms 61:2
From the ends of the earth I call unto you, when my heart is faint: lead me to the rock that is high above me.
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1Hear my cry, O God, be attentive to my prayer.
3For you are a refuge to me, a strong tower in face of the foe.
Cross References
Psalms 17:1Listen, O Lord, to my innocence; attend to my piercing cry. Give heed to my prayer out of lips unfeigned.
Psalms 18:46The Lord is alive! Blest be my rock! Exalted be God, my protector!
Psalms 40:2From the horrible pit he drew me, up out of the miry clay; he set my feet on a rock, and my steps he made firm.
Psalms 43:5Why am I downcast? Why this moaning within me? Hope in God; for yet will I praise him, my help, my God.
Psalms 62:2Yes, he is my rock, my help, my retreat, I shall not be shaken too sorely.
Psalms 77:3When I think of God, I moan; when I muse, my spirit is faint. 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 →