Psalms 61:3
How long will you⌃ assault a man? you⌃ are all slaughtering as with a bowed wall and a broken hedge. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
In Context
2For he is my God, and my savior; my helper, I shall not be moved + 61:2 Or, any more. very much. 1
Cross References
Psalms 18:2Day to day + 18:2 Gr. eructat. utters speech, and night to night proclaims knowledge. 1
Psalms 62:7For you have been my helper, and in the shelter of your wings will I rejoice. 1
Psalms 140:7As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the mouth of the grave. 1
Isaiah 46:3Hear me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of Israel, who are borne by me from the womb, and taught by me from infancy, even to old age:
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 →