Psalms 61:3 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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³For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

Psalms 61:3 —

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 18:10
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
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.
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.

Topics

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-4)

In these verses we may observe, I. David’s close adherence and application to God by prayer in the day of his distress and trouble: “Whatever comes, I will cry unto thee (Ps. 61:2), --not cry unto other gods, but to thee only,—not fall out with thee because thou afflictest me, but still look unto thee, and wait upon thee,—not speak to thee in a cold and careless manner, but cry to thee with the gr…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 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).