English Standard Version
Psalms 61:4
4Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under 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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
- New Living Translation (NLT)Let me live forever in your sanctuary, safe beneath the shelter of your wings! Interlude
Context of Psalms 61:4
2from the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, 3for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy. Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah 5For you, O God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. 6Prolong the life of the king; may his years endure to all 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 61:7May he be enthroned forever before God; appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
- Psalms 15:1O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill?
- Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
- Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
- Psalms 90:1Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations.
- Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 92:13They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God.
- Revelation 3:12The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go 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 comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings,
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
- Psalms 62:7On God rests my salvation and my glory; my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
- Psalms 63:7for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
- Psalms 142:4Look to the right and see: there is none who takes notice of me; no refuge remains to me; no one cares for my soul.
- Ruth 2:12The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!"
- Matthew 23:37"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!
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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