Psalms 61:7
For he is my God and my Savior; 1 My helper, I shall not be moved. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
In Context
6Nevertheless do thou, my soul, be subjected to God; 1 For of him is my patient hope. 1
8In God is my salvation and my glory: 1 He is the God of my help, and my hope is in God. 1
Cross References
Genesis 32:10And Jacob said, God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O Lord, thou art he that said to me, Depart quickly to the land of thy birth, and I will do thee good.
Psalms 21:5Our fathers hoped in thee; 1 They hoped, and thou didst deliver them. 1
Psalms 41:12Wherefore art thou very sad, O my soul? and wherefore dost thou trouble me? 1 Hope in God; for I will give thanks to him; 1 He is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalms 57:3For ye work iniquities in your hearts in the earth: 1 Your hands plot unrighteousness. 1
Isaiah 9:6His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: it shall be upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to support it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
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 →