Psalms 61:7
Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years even to generation and generation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
In Context
6For thou, my God, hast heard my prayer: thou hast given an inheritance to them that fear thy name.
8He abideth for ever in the sight of God: his mercy and truth who shall search ?
Cross References
Genesis 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of thy truth which thou hast fulfilled to thy servant. With my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I return with two companies.
Psalms 21:5He asked life of thee: and thou hast given him length of days for ever and ever.
Psalms 41:12By this I know, that thou hast had a good will for me : because my enemy shall not rejoice over me.
Psalms 57:3I will cry to God the most High; to God who hath done good to me.
Isaiah 9:6For a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace.
Luke 1:33And of his kingdom there shall be 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 →