Psalms 61:3

For thou hast been a shelter for me,.... Or "refuge" (y), from avenging justice; a hiding place and covert from the storms and tempests of divine wrath; a shadow and a screen from the heat of Satan's…

For thou hast been a shelter for me - A place of refuge; a place where I have found safety. He refers here to what had occurred in former times. God had protected him when in danger, and he pleads…

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…

For thou hast been a refuge for me,

A strong tower from the enemy (R.V.).

He appeals to past experience. "In Thee have I taken refuge" is the constant cry with which faith approaches God (Psa 7:1;…