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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 61:2

the earth: or, the land. that is higher than I = which will prove higher. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:2

Psalms 61:2. 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 the country, from whence he would direct his prayer to God, now his heart began to sink with reflecting on the danger of his enterprize. Mudge. Those who conceive the psalm to have been written during the time of David's flight from Absalom, suppose that the end of the land refers to... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

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

2. heart is overwhelmed—literally, "covered over with darkness," or, "distress." to the rock— (Psalms 18:2; Psalms 40:2). higher than I—which otherwise I cannot ascend. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 61:1-2

1. Request for salvation 61:1-2David began this psalm, as he did many others, by asking God to give attention to his prayer. He evidently felt separated from his own people and his secure surroundings on this occasion. The rock he requested may have been a literal butte on which he could take refuge, such as Masada. On the other hand, he may have been speaking figuratively of God (cf. Deuteronomy 32:4; Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 32:18; Deuteronomy 32:30-31; Deuteronomy 32:37; 2 Samuel 22:2;... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalms 61Several of the commentators believe David wrote this individual royal lament psalm when he was fleeing from Saul. However, the text itself records no such information (cf. Psalms 61:6 a). David strengthened himself in the Lord-when he felt faint and inadequate-by remembering his Rock and by relying on His promises. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 61:1-8

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 assigned to David, and to the time of his stay at Mahanaim beyond Jordan, during Absalom’s rebellion. In the latter it might belong to any time before the exile. In present trouble the memory of past mercies inspires confidence for the future.2. The end of the earth] or perhaps ’of the land.’ Jerusalem is... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 61:2

(2) 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 pressed to maintain any theory of the psalm’s date.When my heart is overwhelmed.—Literally, in the covering of my heart, the verb being used (Psalms 65:13) of the valleys covered with corn, and metaphorically, as here, of “the garment of heaviness,” which wraps a sad heart (Psalms 102:0 title; Isaiah... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalms 61:0 As it is with many other Psalms so it is with this. If we are to find in the Bible narratives a situation suitable for it we may allow ourselves to conjecture that it was written by David after Absalom's defeat, and before David's return to Jerusalem. The Psalm expresses the feelings of one who is a king in circumstances of great sorrow, who has experienced deliverance, and prays with confident expectation for restoration and long life. It falls into two divisions, each expressing... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalms 61:1-8THE 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 leaves his identity with the psalmist questionable. There are also similarities in situation, sentiment, and expression with Psalms 42:1-11; Psalms 43:1-5 -e.g., the singer’s exile, his yearning to appear in the sanctuary, the command given by God to His Lovingkindness {Psalms 42:8 and Psalms 61:8} the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalm 61-68 Psalms 61:0 The Identification of the King with His People 1. His cry and their cry (Psalms 61:1-4 ) 2. His answer and exaltation (Psalms 61:5-8 ) The following eight Psalms are grouped together leading up again to the final deliverance of Israel and the glory of the Lord. The question in connection with this Psalm is, who is the king whose years shall be from generations to generations, that is forever, who shall abide in God’s presence forever? The ancient Jewish Targum says... read more

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