Psalms 61:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. ”

Psalms 61:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows - That is, my prayers accompanied with solemn pledges or promises that I will devote myself to thy service. In some way David had the assurance that those vows...
Psalms 61:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For thou, O God, (c) hast heard my vows: thou hast given [me] the heritage of those that fear thy name. (c) There is nothing that strengthens our faith more than the memory of God's help in times pa...
Psalms 61:5 - 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 61:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fear . revere. Thy name . Thee. See note on Psalms 20:1 .
Psalms 61:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. For thou, O God! hast heard my vows. He here shows the grounds upon which he had spoken of his abiding under the wings of God. The sudden joy which he experienced arose from the circumsta...
Psalms 61:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. Hast heard my vows - Often have I purposed to be wholly thine, - to serve thee alone, - to give up...
Psalms 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 7:1-29 ), which guarant...
Psalms 61:5 - 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 61:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Heritage. — As the Authorised Version runs, the heritage is length of days, one promised generally to those who fear Jehovah ( Proverbs 10:27 ; Proverbs 19:23 ), and particularly to Israel ( Deu...
Psalms 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 61:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows ,.... Or "my prayers", as the Septuagint and other versions. Vows are so called, because it was usual to make vows in trouble, when prayer was made to the Lord fo...
Psalms 61:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given [me] the heritage of those that fear thy name. Ver. 5. For thou, O God, hast heard my vows ] i.e. My prayers, which had vows of thankfulness...
Psalms 61:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows My fervent prayers, attended with vows and promises, as was usual, especially in cases of great danger or difficulty. Thou hast taken notice of them; thou hast a...
Psalms 61:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mercies Recollected. 5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy na...
Psalms 61:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

My vows; my fervent prayers, attended with many vows and promises, as was usual, especially in cases of great danger or difficulty, Genesis 28:20 Judges 11:30,31 . Thou hast allotted me my por...
Psalms 61:5 - 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...
Psalms 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 61:5 - 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 61:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 10:35 ; Malachi 3:16-18 ; Psalms 115:13 ; Psalms 16:5 ; Psalms 16:6 ; Psalms 56:12 ; Psalms 65:1 ; Psalms 66:19
Psalms 61:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Heritage — Thou hast granted me this singular mercy, to live in God's land, to enjoy his presence, and to worship in his tabernacle; which is the heritage that all that fear thee, prize and desire...

Psalms 61:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 61:5 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 61:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 61:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 61:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 61:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 61:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 61:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 61:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 61:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 61:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 61:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes