Psalms 61:5
(61:6) For thou, O God, hast truly listened to my vows: thou hast given back the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
In Context
6(61:7) Oh, add days unto the king's days: may his years be as of many generations.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5Thou, O Lord, art the portion of my inheritance, and my cup; thou hast drawn my lot.
Psalms 56:12(56:13) Upon me, O God, [rest] thy vows: I will pay thanksgiving offerings unto thee.
Psalms 66:19But verily God hath heard; he hath listened to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 91:2I will say of the Lord, who is my refuge and my stronghold, my God, in whom I ever trust,
Malachi 3:16Then conversed they that fear the Lord one with the other: and the Lord listened and heard it, and there was written a book of remembrance before him for those who fear the Lord, and for those who respect his name.
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 →