Psalms 61:2

Psalms 61:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
• English Standard Version (ESV)from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I,
• New King James Version (NKJV)From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Context of Psalms 61:2

1Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer. From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy. 4Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah

Psalms 61:2 word by word

מִקְצֵ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֶ֭קְרָא בַּעֲטֹ֣ף לִבִּ֑י בְּצוּר־יָר֖וּם מִמֶּ֣נִּי תַנְחֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• From the endsקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• I call outקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• to Youאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• whenever my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is faintעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848
• Lead meנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• to the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• is higherרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• than Iמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480

Cross-references for Psalms 61:2

• Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul despairs within me. Therefore I remember You from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon— even from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 139:9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
• Deuteronomy 4:29But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
• Psalms 43:5Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God.
• Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 77:3I remembered You, O God, and I groaned; I mused and my spirit grew faint. Selah
• Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
• Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
• Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
• Mark 14:33He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
• Luke 22:44And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Psalms 18:46The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
• Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
• Psalms 40:2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

Commentaries on Psalms 61:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2From the end of the earth - ארץ arets should be here translated land, not earth, and so it should be in numerous places besides. But here it seems to mean the country beyond the Euphrates; as it is thought to do, Psalm 65:5, Psalm 65:8, called there also the ends of the earth or land. It may be remarked that the Jews were always more pious and devoted to God in their afflictions and captivities, than when in their own land, in ease and affluence. But who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee - This language is derived from the idea that the earth is one extended plain, and that it has limits or boundaries. Such language is common in the Scriptures, and indeed is in constant use now, even although we know that the earth is globular, and that there are no parts which can properly be called “the ends of the earth.” The meaning is plain. The psalmist was far from the place where he was accustomed to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2the ends of the earth: This phrase suggests a cry that comes from a place far away from God. The psalmist feels deep sorrow and distress.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81-3. From the end--that is, places remote from the sanctuary (De 28:64).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 61:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Faith
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• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Neginah
• Psalms
• Tower
• Bible, the
• Cry, Crying
• Neginah; Neginoth
• Psalms, Book of
• Rock

Commentaries on Psalms 61

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings