Psalms 61:3 · KJV
“For thou hast been a shelter for me, {and} a strong tower from the enemy.”
— Psalms 61:3
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.
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. {trust: or, make my refuge}
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}
5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given {me} the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD {is} a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. {safe: Heb. set aloft}
Psalms 62:7
In God {is} my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, {and} my refuge, {is} in God.
Psalms 140:7
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Psalms 116:2
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon {him} as long as I live. {as long...: Heb. in my days}
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}
2 Corinthians 1:10
Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver {us};
Isaiah 46:3-4
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne {by me} from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
Psalms 4:6-7
{There be} many that say, Who will shew us {any} good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.