Psalms 61:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee - This language is derived from the idea that the earth is one extended plain, and that it has limits or boundaries. Such language is common in the...
Psalms 61:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

From (a) the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock [that] is (b) higher than I. (a) From the place where I was banished, being driven out of the ci...
Psalms 61:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

LXI. The Psalmist prays from the end of the earth in the confidence that God will protect him. He expresses his desire to dwell in the Temple and ends with a prayer for the king. The Exile is presu...
Psalms 61:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the earth: or, the land. that is higher than I . which will prove higher.
Psalms 61:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 598 ADVICE TO THE AFFLICTED 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. IN whatever situat...
Psalms 61:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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. From the end of the earth - ארץ arets should be here translated land, not ea...
Psalms 61:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

From the end of the earth— From the extremity of the land will I cry unto thee, now, when my heart is sinking. Conduct me up to the rock which is too high for me. He calls Edom the extremity of...
Psalms 61:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. From the end of the earth - remote from the place where, in Jerusalem,...
Psalms 61:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This Ps. was written at a distance from Jerusalem, and is either the prayer of a king for himself, or the prayer of a subject for himself and the king. In the former case it would naturally be assign...
Psalms 61:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

From the end. of the earth... — A hyperbolic expression for a great distance. Isaiah ( Isaiah 5:26 ) uses the expression of Assyria, and it would be natural in an exile’s mouth, but must not be pre...
Psalms 61:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 61:1-8 THE situation of the singer in this psalm is the same as in Psalms 63:1-11 . In both he is an exile longing for the sanctuary, and in both "the king" is referred to in a way which l...
Psalms 61:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Safe under God's Protection Psalms 61:1-8 This psalm was probably composed at the time of Absalom's rebellion, when David was a fugitive from the Tabernacle that he loved. There are two stanzas...
Psalms 61:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this song there is the same undertone of confidence as in the preceding one. Here, however, it is rather the voice of one man than that of the people. The reference to the king, in verse Psalms 6...
Psalms 61:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Whither shall a soul in trouble go, but to the Lord? or to whom shall a soul cry, but to him that is able to save? It is blessed to be sometimes driven to straits, that we may know where our resource...
Psalms 61:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE ROCK OF AGES ‘Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.’ Psalms 61:2 How many confessions underlie these words! Blindness, else David would not have said, ‘Lead me.’ Weakness, otherwise h...
Psalms 61:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee ,.... Where he now was, as is observed on the title, Psalms 61:1 : though he was distant from his own house, and from the house of God, he did not res...
Psalms 61:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

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. Ver. 2. From the ends of the earth ] Or, of the land. In all places men m...
Psalms 61:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

From the end of the earth Or rather, of the land , to which, it seems, David had been driven by the violence of his enemies; will I cry unto thee And not to other gods, but to thee only. It is o...
Psalms 61:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Crying to God in Distress. To the chief musician upon Neginah. A psalm of David. 1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto...
Psalms 61:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Of the earth; or rather, of the land ; to which David was driven by the tyranny of his enemies. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I; convey me into some high and secure fortress, which I c...
Psalms 61:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Heading. ‘For the Chief Musician, on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.' This Psalm is also dedicated to the Chief Musician and is to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. It is a Psalm...
Psalms 61:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION Superscription.— “ To the Chief Musician .” See Introduction to Psalms 57 . “ Upon Neginah .” Hebrew: Neginath . “The LXX. and Vulg., evidently read Neginoth in the plural, which o...
Psalms 61:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:2 How many confessions underlie these words. Blindness, else David would not have said, "Lead me." Weakness, otherwise he would not have thought of a rock. Littleness; therefore he says,...
Psalms 61:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Title. A psalm of David, written during his northern expedition, as it would seem from the second verse. Psalms 61:2 . From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee; that is, from the north-ea...
Psalms 61:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. A meditation on the sixty-first psalm In the first verse it is not the Jew but the man that speaks. The same idea can be found in all languages. When...
Psalms 61:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This short psalm is one of much beauty, and was sung daily at Matins in the earliest ages of the Church. It is, however, somewhat obscure, especially in its later portion, where a kin...
Psalms 61:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Confident Prayer for Divine Aid. To the chief musician upon Neginah, with the accompaniment upon stringed instruments, a psalm of David.
Psalms 61:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 4:29 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Isaiah 54:11 ; Jonah 2:2-4 ; Luke 22:44 ; Mark 14:33 ; Mark 14:34 ; Psalms 139:10 ; Psalms 139:9 ; Psalms 142:3 ; Psalms 143:4 ; Psalms 18:46 ; Psalms 27...
Psalms 61:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The end — To which David was driven. Lead me — Convey me into some high and secure fortress.

Psalms 61:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 61:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 61:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 61:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 61:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 61:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 61:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 61:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 61:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes