Psalms 61:4
How long will ye assault a man? 1 Ye are all slaughtering 1 As with a bowed wall and a broken hedge. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
3For he is my God and my Savior; 1 My helper, I shall not be moved very much. 1
Cross References
Ruth 2:12The Lord recompense thy work: may a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou hast come to trust under his wings.
Psalms 17:8Then the earth shook and quaked, 1 And the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, 1 And were shaken, because God was angry with them. 1
Psalms 27:4Give them according to their works, 1 And according to the wickedness of their devices: 1 Give them according to the works of their hands; 1 Render their recompense unto them. 1
Psalms 61:7For he is my God and my Savior; 1 My helper, I shall not be moved. 1
Psalms 63:7They have searched out iniquity; 1 They have wearied themselves with searching diligently, 1 A man shall approach and the heart is deep, 1
Psalms 91:1A Psalm of a Song for the Sabbath day. 1
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 →