Psalms 61:7

Psalms 61:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
• New International Version (NIV)May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May he be enthroned forever before God; appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
• New King James Version (NKJV)He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!

Context of Psalms 61:7

5O God, you have heard my vows. You have given me the inheritance that belongs to those who fear your name. 6Add days upon days to the life of the king. May his years endure throughout every generation. May he sit enthroned in the presence of God forever. May mercy and truth protect him. 8Then I will make music to praise your name forever, as I keep my vows day after day.

Psalms 61:7 word by word

יֵשֵׁ֣ב ע֭וֹלָם לִפְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים חֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת מַ֣ן יִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He shall abideיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• O prepareמָנָהmânâh · to countH4487
• mercyחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• and truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: faithfulH571
• may preserveנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341

Cross-references for Psalms 61:7

• Psalms 41:12You defend my integrity, and you set me in your presence forever.
• Isaiah 9:6A child will be born for us. A son will be given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. He will be named: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Luke 1:33Your son will be king of Jacob’s people forever, and his kingdom will never end.”
• Hebrews 7:21but Jesus became a priest when God took an oath. God said about him, “The Lord has taken an oath and will not change his mind. You are a priest forever.”
• Hebrews 9:24Christ didn’t go into a holy place made by human hands. He didn’t go into a model of the real thing. Instead, he went into heaven to appear in God’s presence on our behalf.
• Psalms 40:11Do not withhold your compassion from me, O Lord. May your mercy and your truth always protect me.
• Psalms 43:3Send your light and your truth. Let them guide me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain and to your dwelling place.
• Psalms 57:3He sends his help from heaven and saves me. He disgraces the one who is harassing me. Selah God sends his mercy and his truth!
• Genesis 24:27He said, “Praise the Lord, the God of my master Abraham. The Lord hasn’t failed to be kind and faithful to my master. The Lord has led me on this trip to the home of my master’s relatives.”
• Genesis 32:10I’m not worthy of all the love and faithfulness you have shown me. I only had a shepherd’s staff when I crossed the Jordan River, but now I have two camps.
• Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth protect a king, and with mercy he maintains his throne.
• Micah 7:20You will be faithful to Jacob. You will have mercy on Abraham as you swore by an oath to our ancestors long ago.
• Luke 1:54“He remembered to help his servant Israel forever.

Commentaries on Psalms 61:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7He shall abide before God for ever - Literally, "He shall sit for ever before the faces of God." He shall ever appear in the presence of God for us. And he ever sits at the right hand of the Majesty on high; for he undertook this office after having, by his sacrificial offering, made atonement for our sins. Prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him - As Mediator, his attendants will ever be mercy and truth. He will dispense the mercy of God, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He shall abide before God for ever - That is, perpetually; without danger of change, or of being driven into exile. This may allude, however, to the hope which David had that he would always live with God in a higher world - a world where there would be no danger of change or banishment. His restoration to his home, to his throne, and to the privileges of the sanctuary, he may have regarded as an emblem of his ultimate reception into a peaceful heaven…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-8Verses 5-8 There is a people in the world that fear God's name. There is a heritage peculiar to that people; present comforts in the soul, earnests of future bliss. Those that fear God have enough in him, and must not complain. We need desire no better heritage than that of those who fear God. Those abide to good purpose in this world, who abide before God, serve him, and walk in his fear; those who do so, shall abide before him for ever. And these words…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8The psalmist asks God to protect him and guide him into his presence (Psalm 61:4–5). He prays for God to extend and protect the king's rule and promises to praise God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. the king--himself and his royal line ending in Christ. Mercy and truth personified, as in Psa 40:11; 57:3.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 61:7

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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