Psalms 61:3
1 Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
2 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.
For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
4 Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
5 For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
- KJV
- For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
- WEB
- For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.
- ASV
- For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.
- DARBY
- For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.
- BLB
- For You have been a place of refuge for me, a tower of strength against the face of the enemy.
- ÅB
- For du har vært min tilflukt, et sterkt tårn imot fienden.
- OTB
- For du har vært min tilflukt,
Et sterkt tårn mot fienden. - B1930
- For du har vært min tilflukt, et sterkt tårn imot fienden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Read in contextPsalms 62:7
My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
Read in contextPsalms 116:2
Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
Read in contextPsalms 140:7
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You shield my head in the day of battle.
Read in contextPsalms 18:2
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
Read in contextPsalms 4:6–7
Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 46:3–4
“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
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