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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 61:1

Neginah = smitings. App-65 . Title. of David: i.e. relating to David and to the true David. read more

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

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

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 61:1-2

1. Request for salvation 61:1-2David began this psalm, as he did many others, by asking God to give attention to his prayer. He evidently felt separated from his own people and his secure surroundings on this occasion. The rock he requested may have been a literal butte on which he could take refuge, such as Masada. On the other hand, he may have been speaking figuratively of God (cf. Deuteronomy 32:4; Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 32:18; Deuteronomy 32:30-31; Deuteronomy 32:37; 2 Samuel 22:2;... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalms 61Several of the commentators believe David wrote this individual royal lament psalm when he was fleeing from Saul. However, the text itself records no such information (cf. Psalms 61:6 a). David strengthened himself in the Lord-when he felt faint and inadequate-by remembering his Rock and by relying on His promises. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 61:1-8

This Ps. was written at a distance from Jerusalem, and is either the prayer of a king for himself, or the prayer of a subject for himself and the king. In the former case it would naturally be assigned to David, and to the time of his stay at Mahanaim beyond Jordan, during Absalom’s rebellion. In the latter it might belong to any time before the exile. In present trouble the memory of past mercies inspires confidence for the future.2. The end of the earth] or perhaps ’of the land.’ Jerusalem is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalms 61:0 As it is with many other Psalms so it is with this. If we are to find in the Bible narratives a situation suitable for it we may allow ourselves to conjecture that it was written by David after Absalom's defeat, and before David's return to Jerusalem. The Psalm expresses the feelings of one who is a king in circumstances of great sorrow, who has experienced deliverance, and prays with confident expectation for restoration and long life. It falls into two divisions, each expressing... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalms 61:1-8THE situation of the singer in this psalm is the same as in Psalms 63:1-11. In both he is an exile longing for the sanctuary, and in both "the king" is referred to in a way which leaves his identity with the psalmist questionable. There are also similarities in situation, sentiment, and expression with Psalms 42:1-11; Psalms 43:1-5 -e.g., the singer’s exile, his yearning to appear in the sanctuary, the command given by God to His Lovingkindness {Psalms 42:8 and Psalms 61:8} the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalm 61-68 Psalms 61:0 The Identification of the King with His People 1. His cry and their cry (Psalms 61:1-4 ) 2. His answer and exaltation (Psalms 61:5-8 ) The following eight Psalms are grouped together leading up again to the final deliverance of Israel and the glory of the Lord. The question in connection with this Psalm is, who is the king whose years shall be from generations to generations, that is forever, who shall abide in God’s presence forever? The ancient Jewish Targum says... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 61:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 61:1

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

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 61:1-2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 61:1-8

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 61:1-8

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 61:1-8

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 61:1-8

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 61:1-8

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