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Verse Psalms 61:6. _THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING'S LIFE_] The words are
very emphatic, and can refer to no ordinary person. Literally, "Days
upon days thou wilt add to the king; and his years shall be...
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THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING’S LIFE - literally, “Days upon the days
of the king thou wilt add;” that is, Thou wilt add days to those
which thou hast already permitted him to live. The language does not...
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PSALM 61-68
Psalms 61
The Identification of the King with His People
_ 1. His cry and their cry (Psalms 61:1)_
2. His answer and exaltation (Psalms 61:5)
The following eight Psalms are grouped to...
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LXI. The Psalmist prays from the end of the earth in the confidence
that God will protect him. He expresses his desire to dwell in the
Temple and ends with a prayer for the king. The Exile is presuppo...
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MANY GENERATIONS. from generation to generation....
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Such prayers David can offer in confidence, for his prayers have
already been partially answered. He can look forward in faith to the
fulfilment of the promises God has made to His king, and he will s...
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_Thou wilt prolong the king's life_ Lit., _Thou wilt add days to the
days of the king_. Cp. 2 Kings 20:6. From speaking of the people
(Psalms 61:5), David passes to speak of himself. His life had been...
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THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING'S LIFE— _Thou wilt add days to the king's
days; and to his years generation upon generation._ The Chaldee
paraphrase adds the word _Christ._ Thus, _Thou shalt give unto Chri...
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PSALMS 61
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Psalmist, in Banishment, Prays for Restoration.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 61:1-4, Prayer for Restoration based on Past
Mercies. Stanza II., Psalms 61:5-8, Prayer fo...
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_FOR THOU, O GOD, HAST HEARD MY VOWS: THOU HAST GIVEN ME THE HERITAGE
OF THOSE THAT FEAR THY NAME._
-Ground of his confidence-namely, the prophetic Word of God (2 Samuel
7:1), which guarantees to him...
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61:6 generations. (k-17) Lit. 'as generation and generation.'...
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If David is the writer he speaks of himself here in the third person:
cp. Zedekiah's words in Jeremiah 38:5. The v. is an assurance rather
than a prayer....
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This Ps. was written at a distance from Jerusalem, and is either the
prayer of a king for himself, or the prayer of a subject for himself
and the king. In the former case it would naturally be assigne...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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See margin, and render as a prayer....
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_[Psalms 61:7]_ יָמִ֣ים עַל ־יְמֵי ־מֶ֣לֶךְ
תֹּוסִ֑יף...
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Psalms 61:1
THE situation of the singer in this psalm is the same as in Psalms
63:1. In both he is an exile longing for the sanctuary, and in both
"the king" is referred to in a way which leaves his i...
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SAFE UNDER GOD'S PROTECTION
Psalms 61:1
This psalm was probably composed at the time of Absalom's rebellion,
when David was a fugitive from the Tabernacle that he loved. There are
two stanzas.
_ PR...
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In this song there is the same undertone of confidence as in the
preceding one. Here, however, it is rather the voice of one man than
that of the people. The reference to the king, in verse Psalms 61:...
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Thou wilt prolong the king's (d) life: [and] his years as many
generations.
(d) This chiefly refers to Christ, who lives eternally not only in
himself but also in his members....
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We must wholly drop all thoughts of David king of Israel in this
precious portion of the Psalm; for of none could the Holy Ghost speak
in language like this, but of Jesus, who is Jehovah's King in Zio...
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6._Thou shalt add days upon days to the king etc. _(407) David cannot
be considered as using these words of gratulation with an exclusive
reference to himself. It is true that he lived to an extreme o...
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Psalms 61. The main point of all these psalms is trust in God when all
is against the godly One. The more all circumstances are adverse, the
more God is trusted in; but Christ shines through all as ta...
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THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING'S LIFE,.... Or "add days to the days of the
King" a. Meaning either himself, who, though his life was in danger by
fighting with the Syrians and Edomites, or rather through...
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Thou wilt prolong the king's life: [and] his years as many
generations.
Ver. 6. Thou wilt prolong the king's life] The King Christ, saith the
Chaldee, who shall see his seed, he shall prolong his day...
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_Thou wilt prolong the king's life_ My life. He calls himself king,
either, 1st, Because, if this Psalm was composed before Saul's death,
yet even then he knew he was designed and appointed to be king...
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THOU WILT PROLONG THE KINGS LIFE:
_ Heb._ thou shalt add days to the days of the King
AS MANY GENERATIONS:
_ Heb._ as generation and generation...
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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, a...
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THE KING'S LIFE, i.e. my life. He calls himself king, either,
1. Because he was actually king, though Absalom usurped the throne;
or,
2. Because he was designed and anointed to be king; and by callin...
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Psalms 61:6 prolong H3254 (H8686) kings H4428 life H3117 H3117 years
H8141 many H1755 generations H1755...
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HE EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE THAT GOD WHO HAS CALLED HIM TO BE A
BELIEVER WILL PROLONG HIS LIFE AND EXTEND IT INTO THE FUTURE,
PROMISING IN RETURN THAT HE WILL CONTINUALLY PRAISE AND WORSHIP GOD
AND FU...
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CONTENTS: Encouraged by experiences and expectation, David calls on
God for further deliverance.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: Past experiences of the benefit of trusting God implicity
should...
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Title. _A psalm of David,_ written during his northern expedition, as
it would seem from the second verse.
Psalms 61:2. _From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee;_ that
is, from the north-east e...
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_Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many
generations._
THE PERPETUITY OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM
He prophesieth not simply of the stability of the kingdom in his own
person and posterity, b...
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_Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer._
A MEDITATION ON THE SIXTY-FIRST PSALM
In the first verse it is not the Jew but the man that speaks. The same
idea can be found in all languages. When Davi...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 61:1. This psalm could be considered both
an individual lament and a communal lament. It asks for God’s help
in times of trouble. Verses Psalms 61
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 61:6 If God will PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE KING,
and APPOINT STEADFAST LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS TO WATCH OVER HIM (see...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription.—_“_To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 57. “_Upon Neginah_.” Hebrew: _Neginath_. “The LXX. and
Vulg., evidently read _Neginoth_ in the plural, which occur...
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EXPOSITION
This short psalm is one of much beauty, and was sung daily at Matins
in the earliest ages of the Church. It is, however, somewhat obscure,
especially in its later portion, where a king is s...
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Shall we turn now to the sixty-first psalm for our beginning of our
Bible study this evening. Psalms 61:1-8.
Hear my cry, O Lord (Psalms 61:1);
Now in the Hebrew, this word for cry is very intense. I...
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Isaiah 53:10; Psalms 21:4; Psalms 21:6; Psalms 72:15; Psalms 89:3;...
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Prolong — The years of my life and reign. Thus he speaks because his
kingdom was not like Saul's, but established to him and his heirs; and
because Christ, his son and heir, should actually, and in hi...