Psalm 61:1-7

1 OYE, oh Dios, mi clamor; A mi oración atiende.

2 Desde el cabo de la tierra clamaré á ti, cuando mi corazón desmayare: A la peña más alta que yo me conduzcas.

3 Porque tú has sido mi refugio, Y torre de fortaleza delante del enemigo.

4 Yo habitaré en tu tabernáculo para siempre: Estaré seguro bajo la cubierta de tus alas.

5 Porque tú, oh Dios, has oído mis votos, Has dado heredad á los que temen tu nombre.

6 Días sobre días añadirás al rey: Sus años serán como generación y generación.

7 Estará para siempre delante de Dios: Misericordia y verdad prepara que lo conserven.

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.