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Old TestamentPsalms · Chapter 61

Psalms 61:2

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 61:2 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Psalms 61:2 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Psalms 61:2 — KJV

“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 (KJV)

Psalms 61:2 in Context — About the Book of Psalms

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Cross-References for Psalms 61:2

“For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.”

Shares key themes with Psalms 61:2: end, earth, heart

“But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests. did help...: Heb. strengthened them”

Shares key themes with Psalms 61:2: end, heart, than

“It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.”

Shares key themes with Psalms 61:2: end, heart, than

“And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. It is...: or, Art thou lighter than that thou shouldest, etc preserved: or, desolations”

Shares key themes with Psalms 61:2: end, earth, than

“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Shares key themes with Psalms 61:2: earth, higher, than

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey