Psalm 61:1-7

1 Dem Vorsänger, mit Saitenspiel. Von David. Höre, Gott, mein Schreien, horche auf mein Gebet!

2 Vom Ende der Erde werde ich zu dir rufen, wenn mein Herz verschmachtet; du wirst mich auf einen Felsen leiten, der mir zu hoch ist.

3 Denn du bist mir eine Zuflucht gewesen, ein starker Turm, vor dem Feinde.

4 Ich werde weilen in deinem Zelte in Ewigkeit, werde Zuflucht nehmen zu dem Schutze deiner Flügel. (Sela.)

5 Denn du, Gott, hast auf meine Gelübde gehört, hast mir gegeben das Erbteil derer, die deinen Namen fürchten.

6 Du wirst Tage hinzufügen zu den Tagen des Königs; seine Jahre werden sein wie Geschlechter und Geschlechter.

7 Er wird ewiglich bleiben vor dem Angesicht Gottes. Bestelle Güte und Wahrheit, daß sie ihn behüten!

Psalm 61:1-7 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.