Psalms 61:4
(61:5) Let me sojourn in thy tent to all eternity; let me be sheltered under the covert of thy wings. Selah.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
In Context
3(61:4) For thou hast been a shelter unto me, a strong tower against the enemy.
Cross References
Ruth 2:12May the Lord recompense thy work, and may thy reward be complete from the Lord the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to seek shelter.
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye; conceal me under the shadow of thy wings,
Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek for: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the loveliness of the Lord, and to be every morning early in his temple.
Psalms 61:7(61:8) May he abide for ever before God: ordain that kindness and truth may guard him.
Psalms 63:7(63:8) Because thou hast been a help unto me; and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing rejoicingly.
Psalms 91:1He who sitteth under the secret protection of the Most High, shall rest under the shadow of the Almighty.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 61:2-5
Crying to God in Distress. 1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. In these verses we may observe, I. David's close adherence and application to God by prayer in the day of his distress and trouble: "Whatever comes, I will cry… Read the whole commentary →