Psalm 61:3-5 Esv
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 61:1-8
The power of prayer in trouble. "My cry." Every one has his own needs. Think how it is this day. In how many lands, by what various voices, with what manifold emotions, the cries of men are uttered! What sighs of pain, what plaints of desire, what passionate prayers for help, go up to heaven! Who but God could "attend" to them all? Moses groaned under "the burden of all the people" ( Numbers 11:11 ). Paul was oppressed with "the care of all the Churches" ( 2 Corinthians 11:28 ). But... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 61:3
For thou hast been a Shelter for me. In the past thou hast often been my "Shelter" or my "Refuge" (comp. Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 44:7 , Psalms 44:11 ; Psalms 48:3 , etc.); be so once more. And a strong Tower. A migdal— a fortress, like the great fortress of the south ( Exodus 14:2 )—the Magdolus of Herodotus (2.149). From the enemy. If the psalm is David's, "the enemy" is probably Absalom. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 61:4
I will abide in thy tabernacle forever. As the psalmist is in exile, at "the end of the earth" ( Psalms 61:2 ), the literal "tabernacle" cannot be intended. A spiritual abiding in the heavenly dwelling, whereof the tabernacle was a type, must be meant (comp. Psalms 18:11 ). I will trust in the covert of thy wings (comp. Psalms 17:8 ; Psalms 36:7 ; Psalms 57:1 ; Psalms 63:7 ; Psalms 91:4 ). The origin of the metaphor is hardly to be sought in the outspread wings of the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 61:5
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows. Thou hast heard me so often in the past, thou hast granted so many of my prayers, accepted so many of my vows, that I am emboldened to make further requests. Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy Name. All the blessed inheritance of thy saints thou hast made mine, and, included in it, boldness to approach the throne of grace in full assurance of faith, and to present to thee my petitions. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 61:3
For thou hast been a shelter for me - A place of refuge; a place where I have found safety. He refers here to what had occurred in former times. God had protected him when in danger, and he pleads that fact as a reason why God should now interpose and deliver him. That reason seems to be founded on two considerations:(a) God had thus shown that he had power to deliver him; and(b) it might be expected that God who is unchangeable, and who had interposed, would manifest the same traits of... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 61:4
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever - This expresses the confident assurance that he would be restored to his home, and to the privileges of public worship. The word forever here means perpetually; that is, his permanent home would be there, or he would dwell with God who dwelt in the tabernacle. The word “tabernacle” refers to the sacred tent which was erected for the worship of God, within which were the ark, the tables of the law, the table of showbread, etc. In the innermost part of... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 61:5
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows - That is, my prayers accompanied with solemn pledges or promises that I will devote myself to thy service. In some way David had the assurance that those vows and prayers had been heard; that God would answer his supplications - that he would restore him to his home, and to the privilege of uniting with others in the sacred services of the sanctuary. In what way he had this assurance we are not informed, but the statement here accords with what we often find... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 61:2-3
Psalms 61:2-3. From the end of the earth Or rather, of the land, to which, it seems, David had been driven by the violence of his enemies; will I cry unto thee And not to other gods, but to thee only. It is our happiness that, wherever we are, we may have liberty of access to God, and may find a way open to a throne of grace. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I Convey to a place of safety, where mine enemies cannot approach to hurt me: take me under thy peculiar care and... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 61:1-4
A cry from the wilderness. I. THE HEART BECOMES " FAINT " WHEN IT IS CONSCIOUS OF BEING FAR FROM GOD . ( Psalms 61:1 .) II. WHEN THUS OVERWHELMED ( OR FAINT ), OUR DIFFICULTIES ARE TOO GREAT FOR US . ( Psalms 61:2 .) III. WE ARE THEN DRIVEN FOR HELP TO GOD , WHO ALONE CAN ENABLE US TO SURMOUNT THEM . "Land me upon the rock that is too high for me." IV. PAST EXPERIENCE WARRANTS US TO... read more