Psalms 61:1
God, listen to me, and answer my prayer [DOU]!
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 4:1God, answer me when I pray to you. You are the one who vindicates me; Rescue me from things that distress me. Act mercifully toward me, and listen to me while I pray.
Psalms 6:1Yahweh, do not punish me when you are angry with me; Do not even rebuke/scold me when you are angry.
Psalms 28:2Listen to me when I call out for you to help me, when I pray, lifting up my hands as I face your sacred temple.
Psalms 55:1God, listen to my prayer, and do not turn away from me while I am pleading with you.
Psalms 86:6Lord, listen to my prayer; hear me when I cry out to you to help me.
Philippians 4:6Do not worry about anything. Instead, in every situation, pray to God, tell him what you need, and ask him to help you [DOU]. Also thank him for what he does for you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 61:1
David, in this psalm, as in many others, begins with a sad heart, but concludes with an air of pleasantness—begins with prayers and tears, but ends with songs of praise. Thus the soul, by being lifted up to God, returns to the enjoyment of itself. It should seem David was driven out and banished when he penned this psalm, whether by Saul or Absalom is uncertain: some think by Absalom, because he calls himself "the king" ( ver. 6 ), but that refers to the King Messiah. David, in this psalm, resolves to persevere in… Read the whole commentary →