Psalms 61:4

4 Please let me live in your tent forever! Please let me take refuge in the shelter of your wings! Selah

Psalms 61:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 61:4

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever
Under the protection of the Lord, as in a shepherd's tent, or as in one belonging to a general of an army, where are fulness and safety; (See Gill on Psalms 27:5); or else the tabernacle of the congregation is meant; the house of God, the place of divine and public worship, where he desired and determined always to continue, ( Psalms 23:6 ) ; or else the tabernacle which was prefigured by that below, where he knew he should dwell to all eternity. Kimchi, by "for ever", understands a long time; and Jarchi explains it both of this world and of the world to come; which is true, understanding the tabernacle of the church below, and the church above;

I will trust in the covert of thy wings.
Or, "in" or "into the secret of thy wings" F26; this he determined to make his refuge for the present time, and while in this world; (See Gill on Psalms 57:1).

Selah; on this word, (See Gill on Psalms 3:2).


FOOTNOTES:

F26 (rtob) "in abscondito", Pagninus, Montanus; "in occultum", Junius & Tremellius.

Psalms 61:4 In-Context

2 When my heart is weak, I cry out to you from the very ends of the earth. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I am
3 because you have been my refuge, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.
4 Please let me live in your tent forever! Please let me take refuge in the shelter of your wings! Selah
5 Because you, God, have heard my promises; you've given me the same possession as those who honor your name.
6 Add days to the king's life! Let his years extend for many generations!
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