Psalms 61:7
(61:8) May he abide for ever before God: ordain that kindness and truth may guard him.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
In Context
6(61:7) Oh, add days unto the king's days: may his years be as of many generations.
8(61:9) So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may pay my vows day by day.
Cross References
Genesis 32:10I am not worthy of all the kindness, and of all the truth, which thou hast shown unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
Psalms 21:5(21:6) Great is his honor through thy help: glory and majesty thou layest upon him.
Psalms 41:12(41:13) But as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and placest me before thy presence for ever.
Psalms 57:3(57:4) He will send from heaven, and save me, though he that longeth to swallow me up utter reproach. Selah. God will send forth his kindness and his truth.
Isaiah 9:6(9:5) For a child is born unto us, a son hath been given unto us, and the government is placed on his shoulders; and his name is called, Wonderful, counsellor of the mighty God, of the everlasting Father, the prince of peace,
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 →