For the Chief Musician; on a stringed instrument. A Psalm of David.
Hear my cry, O God;
Attend unto my prayer.
From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart {Or, fainteth}is overwhelmed:
Lead me to {Or, a rock that is too high for me}the rock that is higher than I.
For thou hast been a refuge for me,
A strong tower from the enemy.
I will dwell in thy {Hebrew: tent.}tabernacle for ever:
I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. [Selah
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:
Thou hast {Or, given a heritage unto those &c.}given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Thou wilt prolong the king's life;
His years shall be as many generations.
He shall abide before God for ever:
Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
Querverweise zu Psalm 61,4 Ps 61,4
He shall abide before God for ever:Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
Keep me as the apple of the eye;Hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
A Psalm of David.Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy {Hebrew: tent.}tabernacle?Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul, in the cave.Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;For my soul taketh refuge in thee:Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,Until these {Or, wickedness}calamities be overpast.
{Or, Only}Surely goodness and lovingkindness shall follow me all the days of my life;And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah {Hebrew: for length of days.}for ever.
With God is my salvation and my glory:The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after:That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life,To behold {Or, the pleasantness}the beauty of Jehovah,And to {Or, consider his temple}inquire in his temple.
For thou hast been my help,And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
A Prayer of Moses the man of God.Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-placeIn all generations.
He will cover thee with his pinions,And under his wings shalt thou take refuge:His truth is a shield and a buckler.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High {Or, That abideth…Almighty; Even I &c.}Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Look on my right hand, and see;For there is no man that knoweth me:Refuge hath failed me;No man careth for my soul.
They are planted in the house of Jehovah;They shall flourish in the courts of our God.
I cried unto thee, O Jehovah;I said, Thou art my refuge,My portion in the land of the living.
He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the {Or, sanctuary}temple of my God, and he shall go out thence no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and mine own new name.
Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge.
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that killeth the prophets, and stoneth them that are sent unto her! how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us: