Psalms 61:5
For thou, O God, hast heard my desires: thou hast giuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy Name.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
6Thou shalt giue the King a long life: his yeeres shalbe as many ages.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.
Psalms 56:12Thy vowes are vpon me, O God: I will render prayses vnto thee.
Psalms 66:19But God hath heard me, and considered the voyce of my prayer.
Psalms 91:2I will say vnto the Lord, O mine hope, and my fortresse: he is my God, in him will I trust.
Malachi 3:16Then spake they that feared the Lord, euery one to his neighbour, and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a booke of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought vpon 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 →