Psalms 61:2

For he is my God, and my savior; my helper, I shall not be moved + 61:2 Or, any more. very much. 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Shall not my soul be subjected to God? for of him is my salvation. 1

3How long will you⌃ assault a man? you⌃ are all slaughtering as with a bowed wall and a broken hedge. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 17:1I will love you, O Lord, my strength. 1

Psalms 40:2May the Lord preserve him and keep him alive, and bless him on the earth, and not deliver him into the hands of his enemy. 1

Psalms 43:5In you will we push down our enemies, and in your name will we bring to nothing them that rise up against us. 1

Psalms 62:2Thus have I appeared before you in the sanctuary, that I might see your power and your glory. 1

Psalms 77:3All which we have heard and known, and our fathers have declared to us. 1

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 →

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