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

1O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, 3for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me. 4Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings! Interlude

Psalms 61:2 word by word

מִקְצֵ֤ה הָאָ֨רֶץ׀ אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֶ֭קְרָא בַּעֲטֹ֣ף לִבִּ֑י בְּצוּר־יָר֖וּם מִמֶּ֣נִּי תַנְחֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• From the endקָצֶהqâtseh qêtseh · endH7097
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• will I cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• unto thee, when my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is overwhelmedעָטַף‛âţaph · be feebleH5848
• leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• me to the rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• is higherרוּםrûm · to exaltH7311

Cross-references for Psalms 61:2

• Psalms 42:6my God! Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember you— even from distant Mount Hermon, the source of the Jordan, from the land of Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 139:9If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
• Deuteronomy 4:29But from there you will search again for the Lord your God. And if you search for him with all your heart and soul, you will find him.
• Jonah 2:2He said, “I cried out to the Lord in my great trouble, and he answered me. I called to you from the land of the dead, and Lord, you heard me!
• Psalms 43:5Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!
• Psalms 55:5Fear and trembling overwhelm me, and I can’t stop shaking.
• Psalms 77:3I think of God, and I moan, overwhelmed with longing for his help. Interlude
• Psalms 142:3When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me.
• Psalms 143:4I am losing all hope; I am paralyzed with fear.
• Isaiah 54:11“O storm-battered city, troubled and desolate! I will rebuild you with precious jewels and make your foundations from lapis lazuli.
• Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed.
• Luke 22:44He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.
• Psalms 18:46The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted!
• Psalms 27:5For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
• Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.
• Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be 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
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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