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Psalms 61:1 open_in_new
Neginah. smitings. App-65.
Title. of David: i.e. relating to David and to the true David.
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Psalms 61:2 open_in_new
the earth: or, the land.
that is higher than I. which will prove higher.
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Psalms 61:3 open_in_new
shelter. refuge.
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Psalms 61:4 open_in_new
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 place.
wings. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Selah. Connecting the confidence with the only true ground of it. This is the central member of the Psalm. See the Structure above.
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Psalms 61:5 open_in_new
fear. revere.
Thy name. Thee. See note on Psalms 20:1.
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Psalms 61:6 open_in_new
many generations. from generation to generation.
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Psalms 61:7 open_in_new
abide. remain [enthroned].
prepare. number, or appoint, as in Jonah 1:17.
mercy. lovingkindness, or grace.
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Psalms 61:8 open_in_new
To the chief Musician. See App-64.
to. for.
Jeduthun.. precentor appointed by David, by name Ethan (see App-65), afterward called Jeduthun. confession (1 Chronicles 15:17-19; 1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 25:1-6). Other Jeduthun Psalms are Psalms 38 and Psalms 76. in all three "vows" find. place.