God’s Word Translation
Psalms 61:8
8Then I will make music to praise your name forever, as I keep my vows day after day.
Psalms 61:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
- New International Version (NIV)Then I will ever sing in praise of your name and fulfill my vows day after day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So will I ever sing praises to your name, as I perform my vows day after day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows.
Context of Psalms 61:8
6Add days upon days to the life of the king. May his years endure throughout every generation. 7May he sit enthroned in the presence of God forever. May mercy and truth protect him. Then I will make music to praise your name forever, as I keep my vows day after day.
Read all of Psalms 61Psalms 61:8 word by word
כֵּ֤ן אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה שִׁמְךָ֣ לָעַ֑ד לְֽשַׁלְּמִ֥י נְדָרַ֗י י֣וֹם׀ יֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 61:8
- Psalms 30:12so that my soul may praise you with music and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.
- Psalms 79:13Then we, your people, the flock in your pasture, will give thanks to you forever. We will praise you throughout every generation.
- Psalms 145:1I will highly praise you, my God, the king. I will bless your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 146:2I want to praise the Lord throughout my life. I want to make music to praise my God as long as I live.
- Psalms 65:1You are praised with silence in Zion, O God, and vows ⌞made⌟ to you must be kept.
- Psalms 66:13I will come into your temple with burnt offerings. I will keep my vows to you,
Commentaries on Psalms 61:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8So will I sing praise unto thy name for evher - For the benefits which I have received, and hope to receive endlessly from thee, I will to all perpetuity praise thee. That I may daily perform my vows - While I live, I shall יום יום yom, yom, "day by day," each day as it succeeds, render to thee my vows - act according to what I have often purposed, and as often promised. The Chaldee ends remarkably: "Thus I will praise thy name for ever, when I shall…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever - As the result of this gracious interposition. Compare the notes at Isaiah 38:20. The meaning is, that he would do this constantly. It would be the regular business of his life. That I may daily perform my vows - The solemn promises which I have made in my exile; the purposes which I have expressed to devote myself to thee. Or, the language may have been used in a more general sense, denoting that, as a…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. 88. Thus for new blessings will new vows of praise ever be paid.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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