# Psalm 61 ## Psalm 61:1 - [KJV] Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. - [ASV] Hear my cry, O God; Attend unto my prayer. - [YLT] Hear, O God, my loud cry, attend to my prayer. ### Notes on Psalm 61:1 - ## Psalm 61:2 - [KJV] 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. - [ASV] From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. - [YLT] From the end of the land unto Thee I call, In the feebleness of my heart, Into a rock higher than I Thou dost lead me. ### Notes on Psalm 61:2 - ## Psalm 61:3 - [KJV] For thou hast been a shelter for me, *and* a strong tower from the enemy. - [ASV] For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy. - [YLT] For Thou hast been a refuge for me, A tower of strength because of the enemy. ### Notes on Psalm 61:3 - ## Psalm 61:4 - [KJV] I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. - [ASV] I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. *Selah* - [YLT] I sojourn in Thy tent to the ages, I trust in the secret place of Thy wings. Selah. ### Notes on Psalm 61:4 - ## Psalm 61:5 - [KJV] For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given *me* the heritage of those that fear thy name. - [ASV] For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: Thou hast given *me* the heritage of those that fear thy name. - [YLT] For Thou, O God, hast hearkened to my vows, Thou hast appointed the inheritance Of those fearing Thy name. ### Notes on Psalm 61:5 - ## Psalm 61:6 - [KJV] Thou wilt prolong the king's life: *and* his years as many generations. - [ASV] Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many generations. - [YLT] Days to the days of the king Thou addest, His years as generation and generation. ### Notes on Psalm 61:6 - ## Psalm 61:7 - [KJV] He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, *which* may preserve him. - [ASV] He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him. - [YLT] He dwelleth to the age before God, Kindness and truth appoint -- they keep him. ### Notes on Psalm 61:7 - ## Psalm 61:8 - [KJV] So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows. - [ASV] So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, That I may daily perform my vows. - [YLT] So do I praise Thy name for ever, When I pay my vows day by day! ### Notes on Psalm 61:8 -