Psalms 61:5
For you, O God, do hear my vows, and grant the desires of those who revere you.
Open English Bible (US)
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
4O to be guest in your tent forever, hiding beneath your sheltering wings! Selah
6Add many days to the life of the king; may his years endure throughout all generations.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5The Lord is my share and my portion, my fate is in your strong hands.
Psalms 56:12Your vows are upon me, O God, I will render thank-offerings to you;
Psalms 66:19But assuredly God has listened, and attended to my loud prayer.
Psalms 91:2can say to the Lord, “My refuge, my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Malachi 3:16Such things those who revered the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice, and a record was written before him of those who revered the Lord and those who keep in mind 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 →