Psalms 61:3
For thou hast bene mine hope, and a strong tower against the enemie.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth me, my God and my strength: in him will I trust, my shield, the horne also of my saluation, and my refuge.
Psalms 62:7In God is my saluation and my glory, the rocke of my strength: in God is my trust.
Psalms 140:7O Lord God the strength of my saluation, thou hast couered mine head in the day of battel.
Isaiah 46:3Heare ye me, O house of Iaakob, and all that remaine of the house of Israel, which are borne of me from the wombe, and brought vp of me from the 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 →