Psalms 61:8
He abideth for ever in the sight of God: his mercy and truth who shall search ?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
In Context
7Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years even to generation and generation.
9So will I sing a psalm to thy name for ever and ever: that I may pay my vows from day to day.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:20Yesterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go forth with us? but I shall go whither I am going: return thou, and take back thy brethren with thee, and the Lord will shew thee mercy, and truth, because thou hast shewn grace and fidelity.
Psalms 40:12Withhold not thou, O Lord, thy tender mercies from me : thy mercy and thy truth have always upheld me.
Psalms 66:13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
Psalms 79:13But we thy people, and the sheep of thy pasture, will give thanks to thee for ever. We will shew forth thy praise, unto generation and generation.
Psalms 145:1Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war.
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 →