Psalms 61:7
+ 61:7 Gr. on. In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
In Context
6For he is my God and my Saviour; my helper, I shall not be moved. 1
Cross References
Genesis 32:10Let there be to me a sufficiency of all the justice and all the truth which you have wrought with your servant; for with this my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two camps.
Psalms 21:5They cried to you, and were saved: they hoped in you, and were not ashamed. 1
Psalms 57:3Sinners have gone astray from the womb: they go astray from the belly: they speak lies. 1
Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: + 9:6 Alex. + Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty One, Potentate, Prince of Peace, Father of the age to come; Compare Heb 2:2. for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.
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 →