Psalms 61:2 · 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.”
— Psalms 61:2
[To the chief Musician upon Neginah, {A Psalm} of David.] Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
For thou hast been a shelter for me, {and} a strong tower from the enemy.
Psalms 61 — Context
[To the chief Musician upon Neginah, {A Psalm} of David.] Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2From 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.
3For thou hast been a shelter for me, {and} a strong tower from the enemy.
4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. {trust: or, make my refuge}
Cross References
Psalms 18:2
The LORD {is} my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, {and} my high tower. {my strength: Heb. my rock}
Psalms 139:9-10
{If} I take the wings of the morning, {and} dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Isaiah 32:2
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. {great: Heb. heavy}
Psalms 62:6
He only {is} my rock and my salvation: {he is} my defence; I shall not be moved.
Deuteronomy 4:29
But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find {him}, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
Psalms 62:2
He only {is} my rock and my salvation; {he is} my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. {defence: Heb. high place}
Psalms 77:3
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
Psalms 18:46
The LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.