Psalms 61:3
For thou hast been, A Refuge to me, A Tower of Strength, from the face of the foe.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 18:2Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer: My GOD, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.
Psalms 62:7Upon God, [depend] my salvation and mine honour, My rock of strength, my refuge, are in God.
Psalms 140:7O Yahweh, My Lord, my saving strength, thou hast screened my head in the day of battle.
Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me O house of Jacob, Even all the remnant of the house of Israel,—Who have been borne from birth, Who have been carried from nativity:
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 →