1 Unto the end. With hymns, of David. 2 O God, pay attention to my supplication. Be attentive to my prayer. 3 I cried out to you from the ends of the earth. When my heart was in anguish, you exalted me on a rock. You have led me, 4 for you have been my hope, a tower of strength before the face of the enemy. 5 I will dwell in your tabernacle forever. I will be protected under the cover of your wings. 6 For you, my God, have listened to my prayer. You have granted an inheritance to those who fear your name. 7 You will add days to the days of the king, to his years, even to the time of generation after generation. 8 He remains in eternity, in the sight of God. Who will long for his mercy and truth? 9 So I will compose a psalm to your name, forever and ever, so that I may repay my vows from day to day.
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Psalm 60 (61) Catholic Public Domain Version
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Notes on this text (4)
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- Esther and Daniel are the Vulgate books (Esther 1–16 with the Greek additions as chapters 10:4–16; Daniel 1–14 with the Song of the Three, Susanna and Bel). Baruch 6 is the Letter of Jeremiah.
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Cross references (9)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.
- 1 Philippians 4:6; Psalm 4:1; Psalm 86:6; Psalm 130:2; Psalm 55:1–2
- 2 Philippians 4:6; Psalm 4:1; Psalm 86:6; Psalm 130:2; Psalm 55:1–2
- 3 Psalm 18:2; Psalm 139:9–10; Isaiah 32:2; Psalm 62:6; Deuteronomy 4:29
- 4 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 116:2; Psalm 140:7; Psalm 18:2
- 5 Psalm 23:6; Psalm 17:8; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 57:1
- 6 Malachi 3:16–18; Psalm 56:12; Psalm 115:13; Psalm 86:11; Acts 10:35
- 7 Psalm 21:4; Psalm 89:36–37; Psalm 21:6; Psalm 72:15–17; Isaiah 53:10
- 8 Psalm 40:11; Genesis 24:27; Psalm 41:12; Psalm 57:3; Isaiah 9:6–7
- 9 Psalm 65:1; Psalm 145:1–2; Psalm 79:13; Psalm 66:13–16; Psalm 71:22
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 61.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
David the king was one man, but not one man he figured; sometimes to wit he figured the Church of many men consisting, extended even unto the ends of the earth: but sometimes One Man he figured, Him he figured that is Mediator of God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.
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