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Let me ·live [sojourn] in your ·Holy Tent [L tent; C the sanctuary] forever.
Let me find ·safety [refuge] in the shelter of your wings [C an image of compassion, or perhaps referring to the cherubim whose wings cover the Ark of the Covenant; Ex. 25:20]. ·Selah [Interlude]

God, you have heard my ·promises [vows].
You have given me what belongs to those who fear ·you [L your name].

·Give the king a long life [L Add days to the days of the king];
    let ·him live many years [L his years be forever and ever].

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I long to dwell(A) in your tent forever
    and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.[a](B)
For you, God, have heard my vows;(C)
    you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.(D)

Increase the days of the king’s life,(E)
    his years for many generations.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here.