Psaume 61:4

4 Je voudrais séjourner éternellement dans ta tente, Me réfugier à l'abri de tes ailes. -Pause.

Psaume 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).

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Psaume 61:4 In-Context

2 Du bout de la terre je crie à toi, le coeur abattu; Conduis-moi sur le rocher que je ne puis atteindre!

3 Car tu es pour moi un refuge, Une tour forte, en face de l'ennemi.

4 Je voudrais séjourner éternellement dans ta tente, Me réfugier à l'abri de tes ailes. -Pause.

5 Car toi, ô Dieu! tu exauces mes voeux, Tu me donnes l'héritage de ceux qui craignent ton nom.

6 Ajoute des jours aux jours du roi; Que ses années se prolongent à jamais!