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Psalm 61 Young's Literal Translation

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  • Individual translator
  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
  • NT: Textus Receptus
  • Protestant (66 books)
  • Very literal
  • 1898
  • Public domain

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YLT Young's Literal Translation
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 To the Overseer, on stringed instruments. — By David. Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer.
1 For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David. Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.
2 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.
2 From the end of the earth, I will call to you when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
3 For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy.
3 For you have been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I sojourn in Thy tent to the ages, I trust in the secret place of Thy wings. Selah.
4 I will dwell in your tent forever. I will take refuge in the shelter of your wings. Selah.
5 For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name.
5 For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
6 Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation.
6 You will prolong the king’s life. His years will be for generations.
7 He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint — they keep him.
7 He shall be enthroned in God’s presence forever. Appoint your loving kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
8 So do I praise Thy name for ever, When I pay my vows day by day!
8 So I will sing praise to your name forever, that I may fulfill my vows daily.
Cross references (8)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Philippians 4:6; Psalm 4:1; Psalm 86:6; Psalm 130:2; Psalm 55:1–2
  2. 2 Psalm 18:2; Psalm 139:9–10; Isaiah 32:2; Psalm 62:6; Deuteronomy 4:29
  3. 3 Proverbs 18:10; Psalm 62:7; Psalm 116:2; Psalm 140:7; Psalm 18:2
  4. 4 Psalm 23:6; Psalm 17:8; Psalm 27:4; Psalm 91:4; Psalm 57:1
  5. 5 Malachi 3:16–18; Psalm 56:12; Psalm 115:13; Psalm 86:11; Acts 10:35
  6. 6 Psalm 21:4; Psalm 89:36–37; Psalm 21:6; Psalm 72:15–17; Isaiah 53:10
  7. 7 Psalm 40:11; Genesis 24:27; Psalm 41:12; Psalm 57:3; Isaiah 9:6–7
  8. 8 Psalm 65:1; Psalm 145:1–2; Psalm 79:13; Psalm 66:13–16; Psalm 71:22

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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).

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).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LX)

    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.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)