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Psalms 61:4
4Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah.
Psalms 61:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
Context of Psalms 61:4
2From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help]. 3For You have been a shelter and a refuge for me, A strong tower against the enemy. Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah. 5For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name [with reverence]. 6You will prolong the king’s life [adding days upon days]; His years will be like many generations.
Read all of Psalms 61Psalms 61:4 word by word
אָג֣וּרָה בְ֭אָהָלְךָ עוֹלָמִ֑ים אֶֽחֱסֶ֨ה בְסֵ֖תֶר כְּנָפֶ֣יךָ סֶּֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 61:4
- Psalms 61:7He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God; Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.
- Psalms 15:1O Lord, who may lodge [as a guest] in Your tent? Who may dwell [continually] on Your holy hill?
- Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, And I shall dwell forever [throughout all my days] in the house and in the presence of the Lord.
- Psalms 27:4One thing I have asked of the Lord, and that I will seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, To gaze upon the beauty [the delightful loveliness and majestic grandeur] of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.
- Psalms 90:1Lord, You have been our dwelling place [our refuge, our sanctuary, our stability] in all generations.
- Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].
- Psalms 92:13Planted in the house of the Lord, They will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Revelation 3:12He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God; he will most certainly never be put out of it, and I will write on him the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God, the new Jerusalem, which descends out of heaven from My God, and My [own] new name.
- Psalms 17:8Keep me [in Your affectionate care, protect me] as the apple of Your eye; Hide me in the [protective] shadow of Your wings
- Psalms 57:1Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious and merciful to me, For my soul finds shelter and safety in You, And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge and be confidently secure Until destruction passes by.
- Psalms 62:7On God my salvation and my glory rest; He is my rock of [unyielding] strength, my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 63:7For You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings [where I am always protected] I sing for joy.
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions, And under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.
- Psalms 142:4Look to the right [the point of attack] and see; For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor]. Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run; No one cares about my life.
- Ruth 2:12May the Lord repay you for your kindness, and may your reward be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
- Matthew 23:37“ O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who murders the prophets and stones [to death] those [messengers] who are sent to her [by God]! How often I wanted to gather your children together [around Me], as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
Commentaries on Psalms 61:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I will abide in thy tabernacle - The greater portion of those Psalms which were composed during and after the captivity, says Calmet, had Levites and priests for their authors. Hence we find the ardent desire so frequently expressed of seeing the temple; of praising God there; of spending their lives in that place, performing the functions of their sacred office. There I shall sojourn; - there I shall dwell, - be at rest, - be in safety, - be covered with…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever - This expresses the confident assurance that he would be restored to his home, and to the privileges of public worship. The word forever here means perpetually; that is, his permanent home would be there, or he would dwell with God who dwelt in the tabernacle. The word “tabernacle” refers to the sacred tent which was erected for the worship of God, within which were the ark, the tables of the law, the table of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The poet desires God's presence and seeks entry into God's earthly home for protection and care. Being welcomed into God's sanctuary (tent) is the greatest blessing (see Psalms 15:1; 23:6; 24:3–6). The Hebrew word for tent refers to the tabernacle and the tent David built for the ark (1 Chronicles 15:1). See also study note on John 1:14. The shelter of your wings represents God's protection and care (see Psalms 9:9; 17:8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I will abide--So I desire to do (compare Psa 23:6). trust in the covert, &c.--make my refuge, in the shadow (compare Psa 17:8; 36:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 61
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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