Psalms 61:2
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 in other translations
| BSB | From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. |
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| WEB | From the end of the earth, I will call to you when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. |
| ASV | From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. |
| YLT | From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me. |
| DARBY | From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me. |
| BBE | From the end of the earth will I send up my cry to you, when my heart is overcome: take me to the rock which is over-high for me. |
| Webster | From the end of the earth will I cry to thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. |
What does Psalms 61:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 61:1-3
Psa 61:1-8. Neginah--or, Neginoth (see on Psa 4:1, title). Separated from his usual spiritual privileges, perhaps by Absalom's rebellion, the Psalmist prays for divine aid, and, in view of past mercies, with great confidence of being heard. 1-3. From the end--that is, places remote from the sanctuary (De 28:64).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 61:1-4
David begins with prayers and tears, but ends with praise. Thus the soul, being lifted up to God, returns to the enjoyment of itself. Wherever we are, we have liberty to draw near to God, and may find a way open to the throne of grace. And that which separates us from other comforts, should drive us nearer to God, the fountain of all comfort. Though the heart is overwhelmed, yet it may be lifted up to God in prayer…
Psalms 61:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 61:2
- 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.
- Psalms 139:9-10
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
- 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.
- 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 77:3
I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.
- Psalms 62:2
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
- Psalms 18:46
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
- Psalms 27:5
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
- Psalms 142:3
When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
- Psalms 40:2
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
- Jonah 2:2-4
And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice. For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me. Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
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Context
- Psalms 61:1
To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
- Psalms 61:2
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 61:3
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
Psalms 61:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Desde el cabo de la tierra clamaré á ti, cuando mi corazón desmayare: á la peña más alta que yo me conduzcas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ô Dieu! écoute mon cri, sois attentif à ma prière. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Vom Ende der Erde werde ich zu dir rufen, wenn mein Herz verschmachtet; du wirst mich auf einen Felsen leiten, der mir zu hoch ist. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nonne Deo subjecta erit anima mea? ab ipso enim salutare meum. |