Psalms 61:5
For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name.
Young's Literal Translation
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
4I sojourn in Thy tent to the ages, I trust in the secret place of Thy wings. Selah.
6Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation.
Cross References
Psalms 16:5Jehovah [is] the portion of my share, and of my cup, Thou — Thou dost uphold my lot.
Psalms 56:12On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.
Psalms 66:19But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 91:2He is saying of Jehovah, 'My refuge, and my bulwark, my God, I trust in Him,'
Malachi 3:16Then have those fearing Jehovah spoken one to another, And Jehovah doth attend and hear, And written is a book of memorial before Him Of those fearing Jehovah, And of those esteeming 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 →