Psalms 61:7
For he is my God and my Savior. He is my helper; I will not be expelled.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
In Context
6Yet, truly, my soul will be subject to God. For from him is my patience.
8In God is my salvation and my glory. He is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.
Cross References
Genesis 32:10I am less than any of your compassions and your truth, which you have fulfilled to your servant. With my staff I crossed over this Jordan. And now I go back with two companies.
Psalms 21:5In you, our fathers have hoped. They hoped, and you freed them.
Psalms 41:12My soul, why are you saddened? And why do you disquiet me? Hope in God, for I will still confess to him: the salvation of my countenance and my God.
Psalms 57:3For, even in your heart, you work iniquity. Your hands construct injustice on the earth.
Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And leadership is placed upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called: wonderful Counselor, mighty God, father of the future age, Prince of Peace.
Luke 1:33And his kingdom shall have no end.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 61:6-8
Mercies Recollected. 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. 7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. 8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows. In these verses we may observe, I. With what pleasure David looks back upon what God had done for him formerly ( v. 5 ): Thou, O God! hast heard my vows,… Read the whole commentary →