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Psalms 61:4
4I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings.
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.
- 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
- 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 ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. I long to dwell in your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of your wings. 5For you, God, have heard my vows; you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name. 6Increase the days of the king’s life, his years for 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 61:7May he be enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint your love and faithfulness to protect him.
- Psalms 15:1Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?
- Psalms 23:6Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
- Psalms 27:4One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.
- Psalms 90:1Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations.
- Psalms 91:1Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 92:13planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God.
- Revelation 3:12The one who is victorious I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will they leave it. I will write on them the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on them my new name.
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings
- Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.
- Psalms 62:7My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.
- Psalms 63:7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
- Psalms 142:4Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
- Ruth 2:12May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
- Matthew 23:37“Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks 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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