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

1God, please hear me when I call to you for help. Listen carefully to my prayer. 2I will call out to you from far away, because I am sad and weak. Lead me to a strong, safe rock that is higher than I am. You are the safe place where I can hide. You are like a strong tower that keeps me safe against my enemies. 4I want to live in your house for ever. I want you to keep me safe, like birds protect their babies under their wings. Selah. 5You, God, have heard my promises to you. You have blessed me, as you bless all those people who serve you.

Psalms 61:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• For thou hast been a shelterמַחְסֶּהmachăseh machseh · refugeH4268
• a strongעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
• fromפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the enemyאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for Psalms 61:3

• Psalms 4:6Many people say, ‘Will anyone do a good thing for us?’ Lord, let your face smile on us.
• Psalms 116:2He listened carefully to me. When I need help, I will always pray to him, for as long as I live.
• Psalms 140:7Lord, my Lord, you are my strong helper. You keep me safe when I fight in a battle.
• Isaiah 46:3The Lord says, ‘Listen to me, you family of Jacob. Yes, listen to me, all you Israelites who are still alive. I have taken care of you since you first became a nation. I have carried you since you were born.
• 2 Corinthians 1:10We nearly died, but God saved us from that great danger. We know that we can continue to trust him. He will save us from any future danger.
• Psalms 18:2The Lord keeps me safe. He is my great rock and my strong place. God is my high rock. I run to him to hide and be safe. He keeps me safe like a soldier's shield. He is the strong place where I can hide safely.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is like a strong tower. Righteous people can run there, and then they will be 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