Psalms 61:1
Hear my cry, O God. Attend to my prayer.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness. Thou have enlarged me in distress. Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Psalms 6:1O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, nor chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
Psalms 55:1Give ear to my prayer, O God, and hide not thyself from my supplication.
Psalms 86:6Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer, and hearken to the voice of my supplications.
Philippians 4:6Be anxious about nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thankfulness make your requests known to God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 61:1
David, in this psalm, as in many others, begins with a sad heart, but concludes with an air of pleasantness—begins with prayers and tears, but ends with songs of praise. Thus the soul, by being lifted up to God, returns to the enjoyment of itself. It should seem David was driven out and banished when he penned this psalm, whether by Saul or Absalom is uncertain: some think by Absalom, because he calls himself "the king" ( ver. 6 ), but that refers to the King Messiah. David, in this psalm, resolves to persevere in… Read the whole commentary →