Psalms 61:4
O to be guest in your tent forever, hiding beneath your sheltering wings! Selah
Open English Bible (US)
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 you are a refuge to me, a strong tower in face of the foe.
5For you, O God, do hear my vows, and grant the desires of those who revere you.
Cross References
Ruth 2:12May the Lord repay you for what you have done, and may you be fully rewarded by the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me in the shelter of your wings.
Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of the Lord, and that do I long for – To live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the grace of the Lord and inquire in his temple.
Psalms 61:7In the presence of God be he throned forever; may kindness and faithfulness watch over him.
Psalms 63:7for you have been my help, I joyfully sing in the shadow of your wings.
Psalms 91:1You whose home is the shelter of God Most High, whose abode is the shadow of God Almighty,
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 →