Psalms 61:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. ”

Psalms 61:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
Psalms 61:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
Psalms 61:7 - 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 61:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

abide . remain [enthroned]. prepare . number, or appoint, as in Jonah 1:17 . mercy . lovingkindness, or grace.
Psalms 61:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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 a...
Psalms 61:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. He shall abide before God for ever - Literally, "He shall sit for ever before the faces of God." He shall ever...
Psalms 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 Psalm...
Psalms 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 Zi...
Psalms 61:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 abide...
Psalms 61:7 - 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 pe...
Psalms 61:7 - 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 kin...
Psalms 61:7 - 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 61:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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....
Psalms 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - 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 61:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 24:27 ; Genesis 32:10 ; Hebrews 7:21-25 ; Hebrews 9:24 ; Isaiah 9:6 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Luke 1:33 ; Luke 1:54 ; Luke 1:55 ; Micah 7:20 ; Proverbs 20:28 ; Psalms 40:11 ; Psalms 41:12 ;...
Psalms 61:7 - 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,...

Psalms 61:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 61:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 61:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 61:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 61:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 61:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 61:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 61:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 61:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 61:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 61:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 61:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 61:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 61:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 61:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes