Psalms 61:5

They only took counsel to set at nought mine honor: 1 I ran in thirst: 1 With their mouth they blessed, but with their heart they cursed. Pause. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

4How long will ye assault a man? 1 Ye are all slaughtering 1 As with a bowed wall and a broken hedge. 1

6Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; 1 For of him is my patient hope. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 16:5Direct my steps in thy paths, 1 That my steps slip not. 1

Psalms 56:12Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; 1 And thy glory above all the earth.

Psalms 91:2It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, 1 And to sing praises to thy name, O thou Most High; 1

Malachi 3:16Thus spoke they that feared the Lord, every one to his neighbor: and the Lord gave heed, and hearkened, and he wrote a book of remembrance before him for them that feared the Lord and reverenced 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 →

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