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Psalms 61:7

He shall abide before God forever, the king enthroned before God's face, enjoying the light of His favor: O prepare mercy and truth, Psalms 40:11; Psalms 57:3, which may preserve him, the grace of God, in accordance with His faithful promise, guarding him from his enemies and rebellious subjects.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 61:7. _HE 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...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HE 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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ABIDE. remain [enthroned]. PREPARE. number, or appoint, as in Jonah 1:17. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _He shall abide before God for ever_ Rather, He shall sit enthroned before God for ever, an allusion to the promise of eternal dominion to the house of David, -in the presence of God," enjoying His fa...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    61:7 abide (l-3) Or 'dwell;' as 'sat,' 2 Samuel 7:18 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ABIDE.. FOR EVER] in the continuance of his royal line: see 2 Samuel 7:12; 2 Samuel 7:16.; PREPARE] or appoint. MERCY (RV 'lovingkindness') AND TRUTH are personified as guardian angels: see Psalms 57:...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE SHALL ABIDE. — Better, _may he sit enthroned._ PREPARE. — Rather, _appoint._ But the LXX. had a different reading, and an ingenious emendation has been suggested from a comparison with Psalms 40:1...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 61:8]_ יֵשֵׁ֣ב עֹ֭ולָם לִ פְנֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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:...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare (e) mercy and truth, [which] may preserve him. (e) For the stability of my kingdom stands in your mercy and truth....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    7._He shall abide before the face of God for ever. _This is only a simpler way of expressing what he had said before, _I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever_. He refers to the security and peace whi...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HE SHALL ABIDE BEFORE GOD FOR EVER,.... Or "sit" b; or "may he sit". Being raised from the dead he was received up to heaven into the presence of God, and sat down at his right hand; where he abides f...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, [which] may preserve him. Ver. 7. _He shall abide before God for ever_] Or, He shall sit, viz. upon the throne, a long while in his pers...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HE SHALL ABIDE, or sit, to wit, in the throne, JEREMIAH 13:13. BEFORE GOD; living and ruling as in God's presence, and serving God with his royal power, and worshipping him in his tabernacle. PREPARE,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 61:7 abide H3427 (H8799) before H6440 God H430 forever H5769 prepare H4487 (H8761) mercy H2617 truth...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Genesis 24:27; Genesis 32:10; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 9:24; Isaiah 9:6;

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Abide — In the throne. Before God — Living and ruling as in God's presence, serving God and worshipping him in his tabernacle. Truth — Thy truth in giving me those mercies which thou hast promised, an...

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