Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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.
Neginah—or, Neginoth (see on Psalms 4:1, title). Separated from his usual spiritual privileges, perhaps by Absalom's rebellion, the Psalmist prays for divine aid, and, in view of past mercies, with great confidence of being heard. (Psalms 61:1-8)
From the end—that is, places remote from the sanctuary (Deuteronomy 28:64).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 61:2:
Psalms 5:2
Psalms 61:1-3
Psalms 84:2
Psalms 102:1-3
Psalms 142:3
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