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Psalm 61
Psalm 61
1 Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
2 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.
3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations.
7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
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Verse 3
<html><b>From the end of the earth</b> although I am far from my men whom I send against my enemies in battle. <b>I call out to You when my heart becomes faint</b> because of them. Now, about what do I call out to You? That You lead me on a rock, which is higher and stronger than I.</html>
Verse 5
<html><b>I shall dwell in Your tent to eternity</b> Grant me the privilege in this world and in the world to come.</html>
Verse 6
<html><b>You have given the heritage of those who fear Your name</b> You have restored the cities of their heritage through me.</html>
Verse 7
<html><b>Add days to the days of the king</b> If it has been decreed upon me to die young, add days to my days until my years will equal seventy years, as the years of every generation.</html>
Verse 8
<html><b>May he dwell</b> [May] the king dwell forever before God. <b>kindness and truth</b> with which he engages himself will be prepared to guard him. <b>should be prepared</b> Heb. מן. Preparation, as (Jonah 4:6): “And the Lord…appointed (וימן) a kikayon.”</html>
Verse 9
<html><b>So will I sing praises</b> Just as You will benefit me, so will I sing praises to Your name by paying my vows every day.</html>