Psalms 61:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trusta in the covert of thy wings. Selah. ”

Psalms 61:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever - This expresses the confident assurance that he would be restored to his home, and to the privileges of public worship. The word forever here means perpet...
Psalms 61:4 - 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 presu...
Psalms 61:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

tabernacle. Hebrew. 'ohel, tent (App-40.), i.e. David's tent on Mount Zion. The Psalm probably refers to Absalom's rebellion. trust . flee for refuge. Hebrew. hasah. App-69. covert . secret...
Psalms 61:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. I will abide in thy tabernacle - The greater portion of those Psalms which were composed during and after the...
Psalms 61:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will abide in thy tabernacle, &c.— David's danger seems to have been over before he had finished this psalm; and therefore, after a pause, he here begins to acknowledge how God had granted th...
Psalms 61:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever. So sure is he, by faith, of his prayer being answered, that h...
Psalms 61:4 - 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 assign...
Psalms 61:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I will abide. — Rather, Let me be a guest in, etc. (Comp. Psalms 15:1 ; Psalms 27:4 .) Thy tabernacle... — It is difficult to decide whether this indicates. the Mosaic tabernacle, and so may...
Psalms 61:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 61:1-8 THE situation of the singer in this psalm is the same as in Psalms 63:1-11 . In both he is an exile longing for the sanctuary, and in both "the king" is referred to in a way which l...
Psalms 61:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Safe under God's Protection Psalms 61:1-8 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...
Psalms 61:4 - 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 6...
Psalms 61:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Are not all these well known (and may I not add, Reader, well proved, in your soul's experience) characters of the Lord Jesus? Is not Jesus the hiding place, and the covert, and the strong tower, and...
Psalms 61:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever ,.... Under the protection of the Lord, as in a shepherd's tent, or as in one belonging to a general of an army, where are fulness and safety; Psalms 27:5 ;...
Psalms 61:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. Ver. 4. I will abide in thy tabernacle ] Et scribam mirabilia tua in memoriale, saith R. Obadiah by way o...
Psalms 61:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever I shall, I doubt not, be restored to thy tabernacle, from which I am now banished, and, according to the desire of my heart, worship and enjoy thee there all...
Psalms 61:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Crying to God in Distress. To the chief musician upon Neginah. A psalm of David. 1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto...
Psalms 61:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I shall, I doubt not, be restored to the tabernacle from which I am now banished, and, according to the desire of my heart, worship and enjoy thee there all my days. In the mean time, whilst I am in...
Psalms 61:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Heading. ‘For the Chief Musician, on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.' This Psalm is also dedicated to the Chief Musician and is to be accompanied by a stringed instrument. It is a Psalm...
Psalms 61:4 - 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 o...
Psalms 61:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

trust ( See Scofield) - ( Psalms 2:12 ).
Psalms 61:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:2-4 Consider: I. In what sense David could say, "Thou hast been a shelter to me," and then that he was fully justified in concluding, "I will abide in Thy tabernacle for ever; I will tr...
Psalms 61:4 - 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-ea...
Psalms 61:4 - 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...
Psalms 61:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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 kin...
Psalms 61:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Confident Prayer for Divine Aid. To the chief musician upon Neginah, with the accompaniment upon stringed instruments, a psalm of David.
Psalms 61:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 6:18 ; Matthew 23:37 ; Psalms 142:4 ; Psalms 142:5 ; Psalms 17:8 ; Psalms 57:1 ; Psalms 62:7 ; Psalms 63:7 ; Psalms 91:4 ; Psalms 15:1 ; Psalms 23:6 ; Psalms 27:4 ; Psalms 61:7 ;...
Psalms 61:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I will — I shall, I doubt not, be restored to the tabernacle, and worship thee there all my days.

Psalms 61:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 61:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 61:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 61:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 61:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 61:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 61:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 61:4 - Scofield Reference Notes

Psalms 61:4 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 61:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 61:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 61:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 61:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes