Psalms 61:2

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee,.... Where he now was, as is observed on the title; see Gill on Psa 61:1, though he was distant from his own house, and from the house of God, he did not…

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee - This language is derived from the idea that the earth is one extended plain, and that it has limits or boundaries. Such language is common in the…

In these verses we may observe,

I. David's close adherence and application to God by prayer in the day of his distress and trouble: "Whatever comes, I will cry unto thee (Psa 61:2), - not cry unto…

From the end of the earth Perhaps, from the end of the land. But Jerusalem, the dwelling-place of God, is for him the centre of the earth. He measures his distance from it not by miles but by the…