New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 61

Confidence in God’s Protection.

1 1HearH8085 my cryH7440, O GodH430; 2GiveH7181 heedH7181 to my prayerH8605.2From the 3endH7097 of the earthH776 I callH7121 to You when my heartH3820 is 4faintH5848; LeadH5148 me to 5the rockH6697 that is higherH7311 thanH4480 I.3For You have beenH1961 a 6refugeH4268 for me, A 7towerH4026 of strengthH5797 8againstH4480 H6440 the enemyH340.4Let me 9 10dwellH1481 in Your tentH168 foreverH5769; Let me 11takeH2620 refugeH2620 in the shelterH5643 of Your wingsH3671. 12SelahH5542.

5For You have heardH8085 my 13vowsH5088, O GodH430; You have givenH5414 me the inheritanceH3425 of those who 14fearH3372 Your nameH8034.6You will 15 16prolongH3254 the king’sH4428 17lifeH3117; His yearsH8141 will be as manyH1755 generationsH1755.7He will 18abideH3427 19beforeH6440 GodH430 foreverH5769; AppointH4487 20lovingkindnessH2617 and truthH571 that they may preserveH5341 him.8SoH3651 I will 21singH2167 praiseH2167 to Your nameH8034 foreverH5703, That I may 22payH7999 my vowsH5088 dayH3117 by dayH3117.

1. Psalms 61:1 Ps 64:1 ↩
2. Psalms 61:1 Ps 86:6 ↩
3. Psalms 61:2 Ps 42:6 ↩
4. Psalms 61:2 Ps 77:3 ↩
5. Psalms 61:2 Ps 18:2; 94:22 ↩
6. Psalms 61:3 Ps 62:7 ↩
7. Psalms 61:3 Ps 59:9; Prov 18:10 ↩
8. Psalms 61:3 Lit from ↩
9. Psalms 61:4 Or sojourn ↩
10. Psalms 61:4 Ps 23:6; 27:4 ↩
11. Psalms 61:4 Ps 17:8; 91:4 ↩
12. Psalms 61:4 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude ↩
13. Psalms 61:5 Job 22:27; Ps 56:12 ↩
14. Psalms 61:5 Deut 28:58; Neh 1:11; Ps 86:11; 102:15; Is 59:19; Mal 2:5; 4:2 ↩
15. Psalms 61:6 Lit add days to ↩
16. Psalms 61:6 Ps 21:4 ↩
17. Psalms 61:6 Lit days ↩
18. Psalms 61:7 Or sit enthroned ↩
19. Psalms 61:7 Ps 41:12 ↩
20. Psalms 61:7 Ps 40:11 ↩
21. Psalms 61:8 Judg 5:3; Ps 30:4; 33:2; 71:22 ↩
22. Psalms 61:8 Ps 65:1; Is 19:21 ↩