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Psalm 61
- Purpose
- To offer praise and prayer to God, to supply God’s people with texts for worship, and to provide reflection on the sovereignty of God and some of life’s toughest questions
- Author
- Various; nearly half are linked with David
- Date
- Written over the course of many centuries; the process of collecting and editing was likely completed after the Babylonian exile
- Setting
- Varied, but a postexilic setting accounts for much of the editorial activity and grouping of the psalms
Psalms has 36,194 words: about 2 hours 32 minutes to read, or 4 hours 18 minutes to listen to. Read it from the start or listen from the start.
Outline: the section headings
- Opening…
Headings from the Berean Standard Bible.
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To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.
1
2From the
3For thou hast been a
4I will
5For thou, O
6Thou wilt
7He shall
8So will I
Footnotes
You Have Heard My Vows
For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David.
1Hear my cry, O God;attend to my prayer. 2From the ends of the earth I call out to Youwhenever my heart is faint.Lead me to the rockthat is higher than I. 3For You have been my refuge,a tower of strength against the enemy. 4Let me dwell in Your tent foreverand take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.Selah 5For You have heard my vows, O God;You have given me the inheritancereserved for those who fear Your name.
6Increase the days of the king’s life;may his years span many generations. 7May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever;appoint Your loving devotionand Your faithfulness to guard him. 8Then I will ever sing praise to Your nameand fulfill my vows day by day.
Opening the translation…
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