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; Give heed to my prayer. 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. 3For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy. 4Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me 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

• endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• I callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• to You when my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• faintעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848
• Leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• that is higherרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311
• thanמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480

Cross-references for Psalms 61:2

• Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul is in despair within me; Therefore I remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 139:9If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
• Deuteronomy 4:29But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.
• Jonah 2:2and he said, “I called out of my distress to the Lord, And He answered me. I cried for help from the depth of Sheol; You heard my voice.
• Psalms 43:5Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God, for I shall again praise Him, The help of my countenance and my God.
• Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 77:3When I remember God, then I am disturbed; When I sigh, then my spirit grows faint. Selah.
• Psalms 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden a trap for me.
• Psalms 143:4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled within me.
• Isaiah 54:11“O afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And your foundations I will lay in sapphires.
• Mark 14:33And He took with Him Peter and James and John, and began to be very distressed and troubled.
• Luke 22:44And being in agony He was praying very fervently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.
• Psalms 18:46The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
• Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock.
• Psalms 40:2He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
• Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly 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