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Psalm 61:1-2
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A Prayer for Protection

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

61 God, hear my cry;
    ·listen [pay attention] to my prayer.
2 I call to you from the ends of the earth [C far from the Temple]
    when ·I am afraid [L my heart grows faint].
    ·Carry [Lead] me away to ·a high mountain [L the rock that is higher than I am; C a place of refuge, perhaps referring to God as the rock; 18:2, 46; 19:14; 62:2].

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Psalm 61:1-2
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Psalm 61[a]

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

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

2 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.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:1 In Hebrew texts 61:1-8 is numbered 61:2-9.
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Psalm 61:1-2
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61 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.

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.

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