God’s Word Translation
Psalms 61:3
3You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
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
1Listen to my cry for help, O God. Pay attention to my prayer. 2From the ends of the earth, I call to you when I begin to lose heart. Lead me to the rock that is high above me. You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy. 4I would like to be a guest in your tent forever and to take refuge under the protection of your wings. Selah 5O God, you have heard my vows. You have given me the inheritance that belongs to those who fear your name.
Read all of Psalms 61Psalms 61:3 word by word
כִּֽי־הָיִ֣יתָ מַחְסֶ֣ה לִ֑י מִגְדַּל־עֹ֝֗ז מִפְּנֵ֥י אוֹיֵֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 61:3
- Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your presence shine on us, O Lord.
- Psalms 116:2I will call on him as long as I live because he turns his ear toward me.
- Psalms 140:7O Lord Almighty, the strong one who saves me, you have covered my head in the day of battle.
- Isaiah 46:3Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, the few people left of the nation of Israel. I’ve carried you since your birth. I’ve taken care of you from the time you were born.
- 2 Corinthians 1:10He has rescued us from a terrible death, and he will rescue us in the future. We are confident that he will continue to rescue us,
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to 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
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