Psalms 61:2

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Psalms 61:2


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To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
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.
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

From the endH7097 of the earthH776 will I cryH7121 unto thee, when my heartH3820 is overwhelmedH5848: leadH5148 me to the rockH6697 that is higherH7311 than I.


Original Hebrew

מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ ׀ אֵלֶיךָ אֶקְרָא בַּעֲטֹף לִבִּי בְּצוּר־יָרוּם מִמֶּנִּי תַנְחֵנִי׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
מִ/קְצֵ֤ה
mi/k.Tzeh H7097 HR/Ncbsc from/ (the) end of
הָ/אָ֨רֶץ
ha./'A.retz H776 HTd/Ncbsa the/ earth
אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ
'e.Lei./kha H413 HR/Sp2ms to/ you
אֶ֭קְרָא
'Ek.ra' H7121 HVqi1cs I call
בַּ/עֲטֹ֣ף
ba./'a.Tof H5848 HR/Vqc when/ grows faint
לִבִּ֑/י
li.B/i H3820 HNcmsc/Sp1cs heart/ my
בְּ/צוּר
be./tzur- H6697 HR/Ncmsa on/ a rock
יָר֖וּם
ya.Rum H7311 HVqi3ms (which) it is high
מִמֶּ֣/נִּי
mi.Me./ni H4480 HR/Sp1cs more than/ me
תַנְחֵֽ/נִי
tan.Che./ni H5148 HVhi2ms/Sp1cs you will lead/ me
Strong's References
  • H776 — אֶרֶץ (ʼerets, eh'-rets): from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.
  • H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב (lêbâb) H3824; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
  • H5148 — נָחָה (nâchâh, naw-khaw'): a primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists); bestow, bring, govern, guide, lead (forth), put, straiten.
  • H5848 — עָטַף (ʻâṭaph, aw-taf'): a primitive root; to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish; cover (over), fail, faint, feebler, hide self, be overwhelmed, swoon.
  • H6697 — צוּר (tsûwr, tsoor): or צֻר (tsur); from צוּר (tsûwr) H6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous); edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also בֵּית צוּר (Bêyth Tsûwr) H1049.
  • H7097 — קָצֶה (qâtseh, kaw-tseh'): or (negative only) קֵצֶה (qêtseh); from קָצָה (qâtsâh) H7096; (used in a great variety of applications and idioms; compare קֵץ (qêts) H7093); an extremity; [idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).
  • H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא (qârâʼ) H7122 through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
  • H7311 — רוּם (rûwm, room): a primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively); bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) promote(-ion), proud, set up, tall(-er), take (away, off, up), breed worms.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
  • H4480 — מִן (min, min): or מִנִּי (minnîy); or מִנֵּי (minnêy); (constructive plural) (Isaiah 30:11); for מֵן (mên) H4482; properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses; above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.
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