Psalm 61:2 From the end of the earth will I cry to you, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. I. THE DISTRESS SUPPOSED. "When my heart is overwhelmed." 1. By distressing temptations. 2. By providential visitations. 3. By inward fears and depressions. II. THE ASYLUM REFERRED TO. "The rock higher than I." III. THE PRAYER PRESENTED. "Lead me to the rock," etc. 1. Conscious insufficiency. 2. Confidence in Christ's all-sufficiency. 3. Earnest desire to feel our connection with Christ. (J. Burns, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: 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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