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Verse Psalms 61:2. _FROM THE END OF THE EARTH_] ארץ _arets_ should
be here translated _land_, not _earth_, and so it should be in
numerous places besides. But here it seems to mean the _country beyond...
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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
Scrip...
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PSALM 61-68
Psalms 61
The Identification of the King with His People
_ 1. His cry and their cry (Psalms 61:1)_
2. His answer and exaltation (Psalms 61:5)
The following eight Psalms are grouped to...
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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 presuppo...
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THE EARTH: or, the land.
THAT IS HIGHER THAN I. which will prove higher....
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David prays that God will prove Himself a refuge as in time past, and
that he may again live in His presence and under His protection in
Jerusalem....
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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 situation w...
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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...
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PSALMS 61
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Psalmist, in Banishment, Prays for Restoration.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 61:1-4, Prayer for Restoration based on Past
Mercies. Stanza II., Psalms 61:5-8, Prayer f...
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_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,
God m...
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61:2 earth (d-6) As Psalms 58:2 . me. (h-30) Or 'which is higher than
I.'...
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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 assigne...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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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...
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_[Psalms 61:3]_ מִ קְצֵ֤ה הָ אָ֨רֶץ ׀
אֵלֶ֣יךָ אֶ֭קְרָא בַּ עֲטֹ֣ף לִבִּ֑י
בְּ צוּר ־יָר֖וּם...
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Psalms 61:1
THE situation of the singer in this psalm is the same as in Psalms
63:1. In both he is an exile longing for the sanctuary, and in both
"the king" is referred to in a way which leaves his i...
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SAFE UNDER GOD'S PROTECTION
Psalms 61:1
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.
_ PR...
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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 61:...
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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 cit...
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_Subject. The just is resigned, though he feel like other men. David
found a sort of resentment against the rebels, arising in his breast,
which he presently repressed, by the thought of God's will, 2...
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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 resources...
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_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 he w...
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Psalms 61. The main point of all these psalms is trust in God when all
is against the godly One. The more all circumstances are adverse, the
more God is trusted in; but Christ shines through all as ta...
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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 restrain...
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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 may...
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_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 ou...
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A CONFIDENT PRAYER FOR DIVINE AID.
To the chief musician upon Neginah, with the accompaniment upon
stringed instruments, a psalm of David....
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1-4 David begins with prayers and tears, but ends with praise. Thus
the soul, being lifted up to God, returns to the enjoyment of itself.
Wherever we are, we have liberty to draw near to God, and may...
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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 could...
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Psalms 61:2 end H7097 earth H776 cry H7121 (H8799) heart H3820
overwhelmed H5848 (H8800) Lead H5148 (H8686) rock H6697 higher H7311
(H8799)
From - Psalms 42:6, Psalms 139:9-10; Deuteronomy
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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 of...
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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, "H...
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CONTENTS: Encouraged by experiences and expectation, David calls on
God for further deliverance.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Past experiences of the benefit of trusting God implicity
should...
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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-east...
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_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 Davi...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 61:1. This psalm could be considered both
an individual lament and a communal lament. It asks for God’s help
in times of trouble. Verses Psalms 61:6 tie royal well-being to...
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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 occu...
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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 king is s...
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Shall we turn now to the sixty-first psalm for our beginning of our
Bible study this evening. Psalms 61:1-8.
Hear my cry, O Lord (Psalms 61:1);
Now in the Hebrew, this word for cry is very intense....
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Deuteronomy 4:29; Isaiah 32:2; Isaiah 54:11; Jonah 2:2; Luke 22:44;
Mark 14:33; Mark 14:34; Psalms 139:10; Psalms 139:9; Psalms 142:3;...
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The end — To which David was driven. Lead me — Convey me into some
high and secure fortress....