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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 61:1-8

LXI. The Psalmist prays from the end of the earth in the confidence that God will protect him. He expresses his desire to dwell in the Temple and ends with a prayer for the king. The Exile is presupposed: further we have no clue to the date except in the mention of the king (see on Psalms 20). We may add, however, that this king seems to be high priest also, for he is to dwell in the tabernacle ( Psalms 61:4) and to “ abide before God” ( Psalms 61:7). This suits later Maccabean times, but... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 61:1-8

INTRODUCTIONSuperscription.—“To the Chief Musician.” See Introduction to Psalms 57:0. “Upon Neginah.” Hebrew: Neginath. “The LXX. and Vulg., evidently read Neginoth in the plural, which occurs in the title of five psalms, and is perhaps the true reading. Whether the word be singular or plural, it is the general term by which all stringed instruments are described.” “Of David.” The contents of the psalm confirm the title as to its Davidic authorship. The psalm was probably composed by David When... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 61:1-8

Shall we turn now to the sixty-first psalm for our beginning of our Bible study this evening. Psalms 61:1-8 .Hear my cry, O Lord ( Psalms 61:1 );Now in the Hebrew, this word for cry is very intense. It is actually, "Hear my loud wailing, O Lord." Now David was the kind of a guy when he was in trouble, he really let go. Some people are very reserved in their nature. I'm sort of a reserved kind of a person, but David wasn't. I mean, when he was in trouble he wanted everybody to know. And... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 61:1-8

Title. A psalm of David, written during his northern expedition, as it would seem from the second verse. Psalms 61:2 . From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee; that is, from the north-east extremity of the country, where he was then fighting with Shobah, and in Mesopotamia, as in the preseding psalm. He was far from his country, from his throne, and the sanctuary. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. The MESSIAH: so the ancients have understood the words. A fortified place... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 61:1-8

Psalms 61:1-8Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.A meditation on the sixty-first psalmIn the first verse it is not the Jew but the man that speaks. The same idea can be found in all languages. When David speaks thus, he speaks for the whole world! There is no doubt the most intense personality in the petition; it is “my” cry, it is “my” prayer. What then? Even when the man individualizes himself most carefully, he does but mingle most familiarly with all other men. This is the voice of an... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 61:1

Psalms 61:1 « To the chief Musician upon Neginah, [A Psalm] of David. » Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. To the chief Musician upon Neginah, &c. ] Vincenti in melodiis Davidis (Vatab.). It is probable that he made this psalm when, driven out of his kingdom by his son Absalom, he took up at Mahanaim beyond Jordan, 2 Samuel 17:24 , and therehence prayed from the ends of the earth, or rather of the land, Psalms 61:2 . Howbeit R. Obadiah saith, that this psalm is De pugna cum Aram... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 61:1

Hear: Psalms 5:1-Leviticus :, Psalms 17:1, Psalms 28:2, Psalms 55:1, Psalms 55:2, Psalms 130:2, Philippians 4:6 Reciprocal: Psalms 119:145 - cried Lamentations 3:25 - good Ezekiel 36:3 - swallowed read more