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 King James Version (NKJV)He shall abide before God forever. Oh, prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him!

Context of Psalms 61:7

5Let me dwell in Your tent forever. Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah 6For You have heard my vows, O God. You have given the inheritance of those who fear Your Name. May You add days to the king’s days. May his years span many generations. 8May he be enthroned before God forever. Appoint mercy and truth to protect him. 9So I will sing praise to Your Name forever, to fulfill my vows day after day.

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 41:12By this I know that You delight in me: that my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
• Isaiah 9:6Of the increase of His government and shalom there will be no end— on the throne of David and over His kingdom— to establish it and uphold it through justice and righteousness from now until forevermore. The zeal of Adonai-Tzva’ot will accomplish this.
• Luke 1:33He shall reign over the house of Jacob for all eternity, and His kingdom will be without end.”
• Hebrews 7:21but He with an oath—sworn by the One who said to Him, “Adonai has sworn and will not change His mind, ‘You are a kohen forever.’”)
• Hebrews 9:24For Messiah did not enter into Holies made with hands—counterparts of the true things—but into heaven itself, now to appear in God’s presence on our behalf.
• Psalms 40:11I did not hide Your righteousness within my heart. Rather I declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation. I did not conceal Your lovingkindness and Your truth from the great assembly.
• Psalms 43:3Send forth Your light and Your truth— let them guide me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to Your dwelling places.
• Psalms 57:3I will cry out to El Elyon, to God who accomplishes it for me.
• Genesis 24:27and he said, “Blessed be Adonai, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His loyalty and His truth toward my master. As for me, Adonai has guided me in the way to the house of my master’s brothers.”
• Genesis 32:10Then Jacob said, “O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Adonai, who said to me, ‘Return to your land and to your relatives and I will do good with you.’
• Proverbs 20:28Lovingkindness and truth preserve the king, but his throne is upheld by lovingkindness.
• Micah 7:20You will extend truth to Jacob, mercy to Abraham, that You swore to our ancestors from the days of old.
• Luke 1:54He has helped His servant Israel, remembering 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