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

1God, hear my cry; pay attention to my prayer. I call to you from the ends of the earth when my heart is without strength. Lead me to a rock that is high above me, 3for you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower in the face of the enemy. 4I will dwell in your tent forever and take refuge under 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• From the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• will I cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto thee, when my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is overwhelmedעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848
• leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• me to the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• is higherרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311

Cross-references for Psalms 61:2

• Psalms 42:6I am deeply depressed; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 139:9If I fly on the wings of the dawn and settle down on the western horizon,
• Deuteronomy 4:29But from there, you will search for the Lord your God, and you will find him when you seek him with all your heart and all your soul.
• Jonah 2:2I called to the Lord in my distress, and he answered me. I cried out for help from deep inside Sheol; you heard my voice.
• Psalms 43:5Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for I will still praise him, my Savior and my God.
• Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling grip me; horror has overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 77:3I think of God; I groan; I meditate; my spirit becomes weak.Selah
• Psalms 142:3Although my spirit is weak within me, you know my way. Along this path I travel they have hidden a trap for me.
• Psalms 143:4My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay.
• Isaiah 54:11“Poor Jerusalem, storm-tossed, and not comforted, I will set your stones in black mortar, and lay your foundations in lapis lazuli.
• Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
• Luke 22:44Being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Psalms 18:46The Lord lives — blessed be my rock! The God of my salvation is exalted.
• Psalms 27:5For he will conceal me in his shelter in the day of adversity; he will hide me under the cover of his tent; he will set me high on a rock.
• Psalms 40:2He brought me up from a desolate pit, out of the muddy clay, and set my feet on a rock, making my steps secure.
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; 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
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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