Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Psalms 61:6
If David is the writer he speaks of himself here in the third person: cp. Zedekiah's words in Jeremiah 38:5. The v. is an assurance rather than a prayer.
If David is the writer he speaks of himself here in the third person: cp. Zedekiah's words in Jeremiah 38:5. The v. is an assurance rather than a prayer.
Verse Psalms 61:6. _THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING'S LIFE_] The words are very emphatic, and can refer to no ordinary person. Literally, "Days upon days thou wilt add to the king; and his years shall be...
THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING’S LIFE - literally, “Days upon the days of the king thou wilt add;” that is, Thou wilt add days to those which thou hast already permitted him to live. The language does not...
PSALM 61-68 Psalms 61 The Identification of the King with His People _ 1. His cry and their cry (Psalms 61:1)_ 2. His answer and exaltation (Psalms 61:5) The following eight Psalms are grouped to...
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 presuppo...
MANY GENERATIONS. from generation to generation....
Such prayers David can offer in confidence, for his prayers have already been partially answered. He can look forward in faith to the fulfilment of the promises God has made to His king, and he will s...
_Thou wilt prolong the king's life_ Lit., _Thou wilt add days to the days of the king_. Cp. 2 Kings 20:6. From speaking of the people (Psalms 61:5), David passes to speak of himself. His life had been...
THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING'S LIFE— _Thou wilt add days to the king's days; and to his years generation upon generation._ The Chaldee paraphrase adds the word _Christ._ Thus, _Thou shalt give unto Chri...
PSALMS 61 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Psalmist, in Banishment, Prays for Restoration. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 61:1-4, Prayer for Restoration based on Past Mercies. Stanza II., Psalms 61:5-8, Prayer fo...
_FOR THOU, O GOD, HAST HEARD MY VOWS: THOU HAST GIVEN ME THE HERITAGE OF THOSE THAT FEAR THY NAME._ -Ground of his confidence-namely, the prophetic Word of God (2 Samuel 7:1), which guarantees to him...
61:6 generations. (k-17) Lit. 'as generation and generation.'...
PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
See margin, and render as a prayer....
_[Psalms 61:7]_ יָמִ֣ים עַל ־יְמֵי ־מֶ֣לֶךְ תֹּוסִ֑יף...
Psalms 61:1 THE situation of the singer in this psalm is the same as in Psalms 63:1. In both he is an exile longing for the sanctuary, and in both "the king" is referred to in a way which leaves his i...
SAFE UNDER GOD'S PROTECTION Psalms 61:1 This psalm was probably composed at the time of Absalom's rebellion, when David was a fugitive from the Tabernacle that he loved. There are two stanzas. _ PR...
In this song there is the same undertone of confidence as in the preceding one. Here, however, it is rather the voice of one man than that of the people. The reference to the king, in verse Psalms 61:...
Thou wilt prolong the king's (d) life: [and] his years as many generations. (d) This chiefly refers to Christ, who lives eternally not only in himself but also in his members....
We must wholly drop all thoughts of David king of Israel in this precious portion of the Psalm; for of none could the Holy Ghost speak in language like this, but of Jesus, who is Jehovah's King in Zio...
6._Thou shalt add days upon days to the king etc. _(407) David cannot be considered as using these words of gratulation with an exclusive reference to himself. It is true that he lived to an extreme o...
Psalms 61. The main point of all these psalms is trust in God when all is against the godly One. The more all circumstances are adverse, the more God is trusted in; but Christ shines through all as ta...
THOU WILT PROLONG THE KING'S LIFE,.... Or "add days to the days of the King" a. Meaning either himself, who, though his life was in danger by fighting with the Syrians and Edomites, or rather through...
Thou wilt prolong the king's life: [and] his years as many generations. Ver. 6. Thou wilt prolong the king's life] The King Christ, saith the Chaldee, who shall see his seed, he shall prolong his day...
_Thou wilt prolong the king's life_ My life. He calls himself king, either, 1st, Because, if this Psalm was composed before Saul's death, yet even then he knew he was designed and appointed to be king...
Thou wilt prolong the king's life, adding to the days of his own life, AND HIS YEARS AS MANY GENERATIONS, or, "May his years be as generation and generation! "For David sees in spirit the royal line e...
A CONFIDENT PRAYER FOR DIVINE AID. To the chief musician upon Neginah, with the accompaniment upon stringed instruments, a psalm of David....
THOU WILT PROLONG THE KINGS LIFE: _ Heb._ thou shalt add days to the days of the King AS MANY GENERATIONS: _ Heb._ as generation and generation...
5-8 There is a people in the world that fear God's name. There is a heritage peculiar to that people; present comforts in the soul, earnests of future bliss. Those that fear God have enough in him, a...
THE KING'S LIFE, i.e. my life. He calls himself king, either, 1. Because he was actually king, though Absalom usurped the throne; or, 2. Because he was designed and anointed to be king; and by callin...
Psalms 61:6 prolong H3254 (H8686) kings H4428 life H3117 H3117 years H8141 many H1755 generations H1755...
HE EXPRESSES HIS CONFIDENCE THAT GOD WHO HAS CALLED HIM TO BE A BELIEVER WILL PROLONG HIS LIFE AND EXTEND IT INTO THE FUTURE, PROMISING IN RETURN THAT HE WILL CONTINUALLY PRAISE AND WORSHIP GOD AND FU...
CONTENTS: Encouraged by experiences and expectation, David calls on God for further deliverance. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Past experiences of the benefit of trusting God implicity should...
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 e...
_Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations._ THE PERPETUITY OF CHRIST’S KINGDOM He prophesieth not simply of the stability of the kingdom in his own person and posterity, b...
_Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer._ A MEDITATION ON THE SIXTY-FIRST PSALM In the first verse it is not the Jew but the man that speaks. The same idea can be found in all languages. When Davi...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 61:1. This psalm could be considered both an individual lament and a communal lament. It asks for God’s help in times of trouble. Verses Psalms 61
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 61:6 If God will PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE KING, and APPOINT STEADFAST LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS TO WATCH OVER HIM (see...
INTRODUCTION _Superscription.—_“_To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to Psalms 57. “_Upon Neginah_.” Hebrew: _Neginath_. “The LXX. and Vulg., evidently read _Neginoth_ in the plural, which occur...
EXPOSITION This short psalm is one of much beauty, and was sung daily at Matins in the earliest ages of the Church. It is, however, somewhat obscure, especially in its later portion, where a king is s...
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. I...
Isaiah 53:10; Psalms 21:4; Psalms 21:6; Psalms 72:15; Psalms 89:3;...
Prolong — The years of my life and reign. Thus he speaks because his kingdom was not like Saul's, but established to him and his heirs; and because Christ, his son and heir, should actually, and in hi...