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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations. He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 61:1
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ עַֽל־נְגִינַת לְדָוִֽד׃lamenatzecha- -'al-negiynat-ledavid
KJV: Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
AKJV: Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
ASV: Hear my cry, O God;
YLT: To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. --By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.
Exposition: Psalms 61:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 61:2
Hebrew
שִׁמְעָה אֱלֹהִים רִנָּתִי הַקְשִׁיבָה תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃shime'ah-'elohiym-rinatiy-haqeshiyvah-tefilatiy
KJV: From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
AKJV: From the end of the earth will I cry to you, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
ASV: From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed:
YLT: From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 61:2Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 61:2
Psalms 61:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 61:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 61:3
Hebrew
מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ ׀ אֵלֶיךָ אֶקְרָא בַּעֲטֹף לִבִּי בְּצוּר־יָרוּם מִמֶּנִּי תַנְחֵֽנִי׃miqetzeh-ha'aretz- -'eleykha-'eqera'-va'atof-liviy-vetzvr-yarvm-mimeniy-tanecheniy
KJV: For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
AKJV: For you have been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
ASV: For thou hast been a refuge for me,
YLT: For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 61:3Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 61:3
Psalms 61:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 61:3
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- Psalms 61:3
Exposition: Psalms 61:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 61:4
Hebrew
כִּֽי־הָיִיתָ מַחְסֶה לִי מִגְדַּל־עֹז מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵֽב׃khiy-hayiyta-macheseh-liy-migedal-'oz-mifeney-'voyev
KJV: I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
AKJV: I will abide in your tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of your wings. Selah.
ASV: I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever:
YLT: I sojourn in Thy tent to the ages, I trust in the secret place of Thy wings. Selah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 61:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 61:4
Psalms 61:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 61:4
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- Psalms 61:4
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- Selah
Exposition: Psalms 61:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 61:5
Hebrew
אָגוּרָה בְאָהָלְךָ עוֹלָמִים אֶֽחֱסֶה בְסֵתֶר כְּנָפֶיךָ סֶּֽלָה׃'agvrah-ve'ahalekha-'volamiym-'echeseh-veseter-khenafeykha-selah
KJV: For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
AKJV: For you, O God, have heard my vows: you have given me the heritage of those that fear your name.
ASV: For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:
YLT: For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 61:5Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 61:5
Psalms 61:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Psalms 61:5
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Exposition: Psalms 61:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 61:6
Hebrew
כִּֽי־אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים שָׁמַעְתָּ לִנְדָרָי נָתַתָּ יְרֻשַּׁת יִרְאֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ׃khiy-'atah-'elohiym-shama'eta-linedaray-natata-yerushat-yire'ey-shemekha
KJV: Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
AKJV: You will prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
ASV: Thou wilt prolong the king’s life;
YLT: Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 61:6Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 61:6
Psalms 61:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 61:6
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- Psalms 61:6
Exposition: Psalms 61:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 61:7
Hebrew
יָמִים עַל־יְמֵי־מֶלֶךְ תּוֹסִיף שְׁנוֹתָיו כְּמוֹ־דֹר וָדֹֽר׃yamiym-'al-yemey-melekhe-tvosiyf-shenvotayv-khemvo-dor-vador
KJV: He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
AKJV: He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
ASV: He shall abide before God for ever:
YLT: He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint--they keep him.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 61:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 61:7
Psalms 61:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 61:7
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- Psalms 61:7
Exposition: Psalms 61:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 61:8
Hebrew
יֵשֵׁב עוֹלָם לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת מַן יִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃yeshev-'volam-lifeney-'elohiym-chesed-ve'emet-man-yinetzeruhv
KJV: So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
AKJV: So will I sing praise to your name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
ASV: So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
YLT: So do I praise Thy name for ever, When I pay my vows day by day!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 61:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 61:8
Psalms 61:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 61:8
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- Psalms 61:8
Exposition: Psalms 61:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Psalms 61:1
- Psalms 61:2
- Psalms 61:3
- Psalms 61:4
- Psalms 61:5
- Psalms 61:6
- Psalms 61:7
- Psalms 61:8
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- Ray
- Selah
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 John
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Psalms 61:1
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Canonical locus
Psalms 61:1
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