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 Living Translation (NLT)May he reign under God’s protection forever. May your unfailing love and faithfulness watch over him.

Context of Psalms 61:7

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. He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him! 8So I will sing praise to Your name forever, That I may daily perform my vows.

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 41:12As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever.
• Isaiah 9:6For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Luke 1:33And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
• Hebrews 7:21(for they have become priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn And will not relent, ‘You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek’ ”),
• Hebrews 9:24For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;
• Psalms 40:11Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord; Let Your lovingkindness and Your truth continually preserve me.
• Psalms 43:3Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.
• Psalms 57:3He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. Selah God shall send forth His mercy and His truth.
• Genesis 24:27And he said, “Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.”
• Genesis 32:10I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with my staff, and now I have become two companies.
• Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
• Micah 7:20You will give truth to Jacob And mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers From days of old.
• Luke 1:54He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,

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

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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