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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...
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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...
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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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ABIDE. remain [enthroned].
PREPARE. number, or appoint, as in Jonah 1:17.
MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace....
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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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_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...
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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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61:7 abide (l-3) Or 'dwell;' as 'sat,' 2 Samuel 7:18 ....
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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:...
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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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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...
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_[Psalms 61:8]_ יֵשֵׁ֣ב עֹ֭ולָם לִ פְנֵ֣י
אֱלֹהִ֑ים...
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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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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....
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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A CONFIDENT PRAYER FOR DIVINE AID.
To the chief musician upon Neginah, with the accompaniment upon
stringed instruments, a psalm of David....
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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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Psalms 61:7 abide H3427 (H8799) before H6440 God H430 forever H5769
prepare H4487 (H8761) mercy H2617 truth...
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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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Genesis 24:27; Genesis 32:10; Hebrews 7:21; Hebrews 9:24; Isaiah 9:6;
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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...