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Psalm 61
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Psalm 61

For the Music Director. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

1 Hear my cry, O God,
    attend to my prayer.

2 From the end of the earth I will cry to You;
    when my heart faints,
    lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For You have been a refuge for me,
    and a strong tower from the enemy.

4 I will abide in Your tent forever;
    I will seek refuge in the covering of Your wings. Selah
5 For You, O God, have heard my vows;
    You have given me the heritage of those who fear Your name.

6 May You prolong the king’s life,
    and may his years be as many generations.
7 May he sit enthroned before God forever;
    oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

8 Thus will I sing praise to Your name forever,
    that I may fulfill my vows day by day.

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Psalm 61
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Confidence in God’s Protection

For the music director, upon stringed instruments.[a] Of David.[b]

61 Hear, O God, my cry;
attend to my prayer.
2 From the end of the earth[c] I call to you
when my heart grows faint.
You will lead me to a rock that is higher than I.
3 For you have been my refuge,
a strong tower from the enemy.
4 Let me reside in your tent forever.
Let me take refuge under the covering of your wings. Selah
5 For you, O God, you have heard my vows.
You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6 You will add days to the days of the king,
his years like those of many generations.[d]
7 May he live[e] forever in the presence of God.
Appoint loyal love and faithfulness to preserve him.
8 So I will sing the praise of your name forever,
that I may fulfill[f] my vows daily.[g]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61:1 Reading with many Hebrew manuscripts and several translations
  2. Psalm 61:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
  3. Psalm 61:2 Or “the far reaches of the land”
  4. Psalm 61:6 Literally “a generation and a generation”
  5. Psalm 61:7 Or “be enthroned”
  6. Psalm 61:8 Or “pay”
  7. Psalm 61:8 Literally “day, day”
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