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

1O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer! 2From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to an inaccessible rocky summit! Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy. 4I will be a permanent guest in your home; I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. (Selah) 5For you, O God, hear my vows; you grant me the reward that belongs to your loyal followers.

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 say, “Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, Lord!
• Psalms 116:2and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.
• Psalms 140:7O sovereign Lord, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.
• Isaiah 46:3“Listen to me, O family of Jacob, all you who are left from the family of Israel, you who have been carried from birth, you who have been supported from the time you left the womb.
• 2 Corinthians 1:10He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,
• Psalms 18:2The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

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