Psalms 61:3

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.

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

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For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

For you have been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

61:4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. trust: or, make my refuge

What does Psalms 61:3 mean?

Psalms 61:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מַחֲסֶה (machăçeh), עֹז (ʻôz), מִגְדָּל (migdâl). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

For

thou

hast

been

shelterמַחֲסֶהmachăçeh/makh-as-eh'/H4268a shelter (literally or figuratively)

for

me,

and

strongעֹזʻôz/oze/H5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)

towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl/mig-dawl'/H4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers

fromפָּנִיםpânîym/paw-neem'/H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)

the

enemy.אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

Commentary on Psalms 61:3

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 61:3

nothing in it particularly applied to Christ in the New Testament. David was in great distress when he penned this psalm. I. He prays that God would manifest his favour to him, and pleads his own sorrow and fear, ver. 1-8 . II. He prays that God would manifest his displeasure against his enemies, and pleads their great wickedness and treachery, ver. 9-15 and again ver. 20, 21 . III. He assures himself that God would, in due time, appear for him against his enemies, comforts himself with the hopes of it, and encourages others to trust in God, ver. 16-19 and again ver. 22, 23 . In singing this psalm we may, if there be occasion, apply it to our own troubles; if not, we may sympathize with those to whose case it comes nearer, foreseeing that there will be, at last, indignation and wrath to the persecutors, salvation and joy to the persecuted. Supplications of David in Distress. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 4 My heart is sore pained wit

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 13:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? chief: or, overseer

Psalms 13:2

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

Psalms 32:3

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

Psalms 38:6

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. troubled: Heb. wried

Psalms 43:2

For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

Isaiah 38:14

Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O LORD, I am oppressed; undertake for me. undertake: or, ease me

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 61:3.

Genesis 11:4

And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

Judges 9:51

But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

Psalms 46:1

To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. for: or, of

Psalms 62:7

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Psalms 71:7

I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art my strong refuge.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 61:3 say?

Psalms 61:3 (King James Version) reads: "For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy."

Is Psalms 61:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 61:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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