New King James Version
Psalms 61:4
4I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let me dwell in your tent forever! Let me take refuge under 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 will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in 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. 6You will prolong the king’s life, His years as many generations.
Read all of Psalms 61Psalms 61:4 word by word
אָג֣וּרָה בְ֭אָהָלְךָ עוֹלָמִ֑ים אֶֽחֱסֶ֨ה בְסֵ֖תֶר כְּנָפֶ֣יךָ סֶּֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 61:4
- Psalms 61:7He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!
- Psalms 15:1Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
- Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever.
- Psalms 27:4One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord All the days of my life, To behold 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 secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
- Psalms 92:13Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
- Revelation 3:12He who overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of My God, and he shall go out no more. 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 out of heaven from My God. And I will write on him My new name.
- Psalms 17:8Keep me as the apple of Your eye; Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.
- Psalms 62:7In God is my salvation and my glory; The rock of my strength, And my refuge, is in God.
- Psalms 63:7Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
- Psalms 91:4He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
- Psalms 142:4Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.
- Ruth 2:12The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
- Matthew 23:37“O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but 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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