Psalm 61

Security in God

For the choir director: on stringed instruments. Davidic.

God, hear my cry;
pay attention to my prayer.(A)
I call to You from the ends of the earth
when my heart is without strength.(B)
Lead me to a rock that is high above me,(C)
for You have been a refuge for me,
a strong tower(D) in the face of the enemy.

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Psalm 61[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

Hear my cry, O God;(A)
    listen to my prayer.(B)

From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;(C)
    lead me to the rock(D) that is higher than I.
For you have been my refuge,(E)
    a strong tower against the foe.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:1 In Hebrew texts 61:1-8 is numbered 61:2-9.