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Psalm 61:1-6

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Confidence in God's Protection.

1 1Hear my cry, O God; 2Give heed to my prayer.
2 From the 3end of the earth I call to You when my heart is 4faint; Lead me to 5the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a 6refuge for me, A 7tower of strength against * the enemy.
4 Let me 8dwell in Your tent forever; Let me 9take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.
5 For You have heard my 10vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who 11fear Your name.
6 You will 12prolong the king's life; His years will be as many generations.
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Psalm 61:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [A Psalm] of David. "Neginah" is either the beginning of a song, as Aben Ezra; or the musical note or tune of one: or rather the name of a musical instrument, which was touched by the hand, or with a quill or bow. It is the singular of "neginoth," See Gill on "Ps 4:1." This psalm was written by David, when at the end of the earth, or land of Judea, as appears from Psalm 61:2; either when he was fighting with the Syrians, as R. Obadiah, and so was composed about the same time with the former; or when he was in the land of the Philistines, being obliged to fly there from Saul, as Kimchi and others: or rather after he himself was king, since mention is made of the king in it; and when he fled from his son Absalom, and passed over to the other side of Jordan, and came to Mahanaim, 2 Samuel 17:22; where very probably he wrote this psalm. In it respect is had to the Messiah, as in Psalm 61:2; though Arama thinks it was composed after the prophecy came to Nathan that David should not build the temple; see Psalm 61:4.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Cross References 12

  • 1. Psalms 64:1
  • 2. Psalms 86:6
  • 3. Psalms 42:6
  • 4. Psalms 77:3
  • 5. Psalms 18:2; Psalms 94:22
  • 6. Psalms 62:7
  • 7. Psalms 59:9; Proverbs 18:10
  • 8. Psalms 23:6; Psalms 27:4
  • 9. Psalms 17:8; Psalms 91:4
  • 10. Job 22:27; Psalms 56:12
  • 11. Deuteronomy 28:58; Nehemiah 1:11; Psalms 86:11; Psalms 102:15; Isaiah 59:19; Malachi 2:5; Malachi 4:2
  • 12. Psalms 21:4

Footnotes 5

  • [a] Lit "from"
  • [b] Or "sojourn"
  • [c] "Selah" may mean: "Pause, Crescendo" or "Musical interlude"
  • [d] Lit "add days to"
  • [e] Lit "days"
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. www.Lockman.org

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