Psalm 61:2

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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.

I am depressed, so I will pray to you while I am trapped here in the region of the upper Jordan, from Hermon, from Mount Mizar.

If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul.

and said, "I called out to the Lord from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Fear and panic overpower me; terror overwhelms me.

I said, "I will remember God while I groan; I will think about him while my strength leaves me." (Selah)

Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

"O afflicted one, driven away, and unconsoled! Look, I am about to set your stones in antimony and I lay your foundation with lapis-lazuli.

He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.

And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.