Psalms 61:1
For the end, a Psalm of David for Jeduthun. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
In Context
2Shall not my soul be subjected to God? 1 For of him is my salvation. 1
Cross References
Psalms 4:1For the end, a Song of David among the Psalms. 1
Psalms 6:1For the end, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth. 1
Psalms 28:2Bring to the Lord glory, due to his name; 1 Worship the Lord in his holy court. 1
Psalms 55:1For the end, concerning the people that were removed from the sanctuary, by David for a memorial, when the Philistines caught him in Gath. 1
Psalms 86:6The Lord shall recount it in the writing of the people, 1 And of these princes that were born in her. Pause. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 61:1
David, in this psalm, as in many others, begins with a sad heart, but concludes with an air of pleasantness—begins with prayers and tears, but ends with songs of praise. Thus the soul, by being lifted up to God, returns to the enjoyment of itself. It should seem David was driven out and banished when he penned this psalm, whether by Saul or Absalom is uncertain: some think by Absalom, because he calls himself "the king" ( ver. 6 ), but that refers to the King Messiah. David, in this psalm, resolves to persevere in… Read the whole commentary →