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Psalm 61

Psa. 61:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I will abide
guwr (Hebrew #1481)
properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid)
KJV usage: abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, X surely.
Pronounce: goor
Origin: a primitive root
in thy tabernacle
'ohel (Hebrew #168)
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)
KJV usage: covering, (dwelling)(place), home, tabernacle, tent.
Pronounce: o'-hel
Origin: from 166
for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
: I will λtrust
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
in the covert
cether (Hebrew #5643)
from 5641; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
KJV usage: backbiting, covering, covert, X disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
Pronounce: say'-ther
Origin: or (feminine) cithrah (Deut. 32:38), {sith-raw'}
of thy wings
kanaph (Hebrew #3671)
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
KJV usage: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).
Pronounce: kaw-nawf'
Origin: from 3670
. Selah
celah (Hebrew #5542)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV usage: Selah.
Pronounce: seh'-law
Origin: from 5541
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or, make my refuge.

More on:

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Forever,
Selah,
The Tabernacle,
Wings

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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abide.
Psa. 61:7• 7He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may preserve him. (Psa. 61:7)
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Psa. 15:1• 1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent? who shall dwell in the hill of thy holiness? (Psa. 15:1)
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Psa. 23:6• 6Surely, goodness and loving-kindness shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah for the length of the days. (Psa. 23:6)
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Psa. 27:4• 4One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Jehovah, and to inquire of him in his temple. (Psa. 27:4)
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Psa. 90:1• 1A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. Lord, *thou* hast been our dwelling-place in all generations. (Psa. 90:1)
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Psa. 91:1• 1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa. 91:1)
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Psa. 92:13• 13Those that are planted in the house of Jehovah shall flourish in the courts of our God: (Psa. 92:13)
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Rev. 3:12• 12He that overcomes, him will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more at all out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven, from my God, and my new name. (Rev. 3:12)
trust.
or, make my refuge.
Psa. 17:8• 8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, (Psa. 17:8)
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Psa. 57:1• 1To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast. (Psa. 57:1)
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Psa. 62:7• 7With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. (Psa. 62:7)
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Psa. 63:7• 7For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy. (Psa. 63:7)
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Psa. 91:4• 4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou find refuge: his truth is a shield and buckler. (Psa. 91:4)
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Psa. 142:4‑5• 4Look on the right hand and see; there is no man that knoweth me: refuge hath failed me; no man careth for my soul.
 5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said, Thou art my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. (Psa. 142:4‑5)
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Ruth 2:12• 12Jehovah recompense thy work, and let thy reward be full from Jehovah the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. (Ruth 2:12)
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Matt. 23:37• 37Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! (Matt. 23:37)
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Heb. 6:18• 18that by two unchangeable things, in which it was impossible that God should lie, we might have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set before us, (Heb. 6:18)
• With God before his soul, he is lifted above the overwhelming floods, and can look on with confidence to a bright future when he will dwell in the presence of God forever. Until then he will trust in the protecting care of God―the covert of His wings. (“Psalms 61” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I will sojourni in thy tent for ever; I will take refugei in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "Let me sojourn -- let me take refuge." cohortatives.