Psalms 61:3

Psalms 61:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
• New International Version (NIV)For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy.

Context of Psalms 61:3

1Hear, O God, my cry; attend unto my prayer. 2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me. For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy. 4I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given [me] the inheritance of those that fear thy name.

Psalms 61:3 word by word

כִּֽי־הָיִ֣יתָ מַחְסֶ֣ה לִ֑י מִגְדַּל־עֹ֝֗ז מִפְּנֵ֥י אוֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 61:3

• Psalms 4:6Many say, Who shall cause us to see good? Lift up upon us the light of thy countenance, O Jehovah.
• Psalms 116:2For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during [all] my days.
• Psalms 140:7Jehovah, the Lord, is the strength of my salvation: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
• Isaiah 46:3Hearken unto me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, ye who have been borne from the belly, who have been carried from the womb:
• 2 Corinthians 1:10who has delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom we confide that he will also yet deliver;
• Psalms 18:2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Commentaries on Psalms 61:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Those hast been a shelter for me - During the whole duration of the captivity God marvellously dealt with the poor Jews; so that, although they were cast down, they were not utterly forsaken.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For thou hast been a shelter for me - A place of refuge; a place where I have found safety. He refers here to what had occurred in former times. God had protected him when in danger, and he pleads that fact as a reason why God should now interpose and deliver him. That reason seems to be founded on two considerations: (a) God had thus shown that he had power to deliver him; and (b) it might be expected that God who is unchangeable, and who had interposed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The psalmist asks God to protect him and guide him into his presence (Psalm 61:4–5). He prays for God to extend and protect the king's rule and promises to praise God.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

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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