Psalm 61

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 61:1

PSALM 61PRAYER AND THANKSGIVING OF AN EXPELLED KING ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE THRONE.[1]PRAYER FOR A KING.[2]THE EXILED KING PRAYS FOR RESTORATION.[3]A PRAYER OF A DISTRAUGHT KING.[4]A HYMN OF CONFIDENCE.[5]THE ROCK THAT IS HIGHER THAN I.[6]SUPERSCRIPTION: FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN; ON A STRINGED INSTRUMENT.A PSALM OF DAVID.It will be seen from the titles which various scholars have given this psalm that the ascription to David as the author is generally assumed to be true; and as for the occasion,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 61:4

A PLEA TO LIVE WITH GOD FOREVER"I will dwell in thy tabernacle foreverI will take refuge 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.""I will dwell in thy tabernacle forever" (Psalms 61:4). There is apparently a double significance in these words. David did not dwell "in" God's tabernacle; and Rawlinson proposed that this may refer to David's, "Dwelling spiritually in the heavenly dwelling of which the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 61:6

THE PRAYER FOR "THE KING""Thou wilt prolong the king's life;His years shall be as many generations.He shall abide before God forever:Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth that they may preserve him.So will I sing praise unto thy name forever,That I may daily perform my vows.""The king's life" (Psalms 61:6). Who is this "King"? As Delitzsch noted, "The Jewish Targum, after the end of the Davidic (earthly) dynasty rendered this place `The King Messiah.'"[22]This shows, of course, that the Jewish... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:1

Psalms 61:0. David fleeth to God upon his former experience: he voweth perpetual service unto him, because of his promises. To the chief musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. Title. נגינת על למנצח lamnatseach al neginath.] The occasion of this psalm is very doubtful. Mudge thinks that it was composed upon the same occasion with the former. In which view the two first verses, says he, are a prayer to God, that he would conduct him safe in his attempt upon the city, which was otherwise too... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:2

Psalms 61:2. From the end of the earth— From the extremity of the land will I cry unto thee, now, when my heart is sinking. Conduct me up to the rock which is too high for me. He calls Edom the extremity of the country, from whence he would direct his prayer to God, now his heart began to sink with reflecting on the danger of his enterprize. Mudge. Those who conceive the psalm to have been written during the time of David's flight from Absalom, suppose that the end of the land refers to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:4-5

Psalms 61:4-5. I will abide in thy tabernacle, &c.— David's danger seems to have been over before he had finished this psalm; and therefore, after a pause, he here begins to acknowledge how God had granted the petitions that he had made while he was in distress, and thankfully commemorates his mercy, in crowning his attempt, and giving him the heritage of those that fear his name; i.e. the possession of the country, which is the inheritance of his faithful people. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:6

Psalms 61:6. Thou wilt prolong the king's life— Thou wilt add days to the king's days; and to his years generation upon generation. The Chaldee paraphrase adds the word Christ. Thus, Thou shalt give unto Christ, the king, days upon days. His years shall be as the generations of this world, and the generations of the world to come. And so Theodoret observes, that the former part of the verse may agree very well with the Psalmist; but that the latter part of it is by no means applicable to him,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:8

Psalms 61:8. So will I sing praise, &c.— Thus will I sound thy name for ever, when I pay my vows every day. REFLECTIONS.—In this psalm, 1. David looks up to God in his troubles; Hear my cry, O God, attend unto my prayer. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, to a place of present safety, but especially to the rock of ages, the promised Messiah, the hope of his afflicted people. Note; (1.) Wherever we are, a throne of grace is open; and the more we are removed from other means, the more... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 61

PSALM 61 :-. Neginah—or, Neginoth (see on :-, title). Separated from his usual spiritual privileges, perhaps by Absalom's rebellion, the Psalmist prays for divine aid, and, in view of past mercies, with great confidence of being heard. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 61:1

1-3. From the end—that is, places remote from the sanctuary ( :-). read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 61:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 61:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 61:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:4-5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:6

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 61:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 61

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 61:1

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