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' 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