Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 61:8
8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
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
6Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations. 7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Read all of Psalms 61Psalms 61:8 word by word
כֵּ֤ן אֲזַמְּרָ֣ה שִׁמְךָ֣ לָעַ֑ד לְֽשַׁלְּמִ֥י נְדָרַ֗י י֣וֹם׀ יֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 61:8
- Psalms 30:12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Yhwh my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
- Psalms 79:13So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.
- Psalms 145:1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- Psalms 146:2While I live will I praise Yhwh: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
- Psalms 65:1Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
- Psalms 66:13I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
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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