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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 (sit) before God forever:{HR}Mercy and truth afford;{HR}Let them preserve him. (Psa. 61:7)
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Psa. 15:1• 1A Psalm of David.{HR}O Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tent?{HR}Who shall dwell in the hill of thy holiness? (Psa. 15:1)
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Psa. 23:6• 6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life;{HR}And I shall dwell in the house of Jehovah to length of days. (Psa. 23:6)
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Psa. 27:4• 4One [thing] have I asked from Jehovah, that will I seek after;{HR}To dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life,{HR}To gaze upon the beauty of Jehovah and to consider in his temple. (Psa. 27:4)
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Psa. 90:1• 1A prayer of Moses the man of God.{HR}O Lord , {i}thou{/i} hast been our dwelling-place{HR}In generation and generation. (Psa. 90:1)
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Psa. 91:1• 1He that dwelleth in covert of the Most High{HR}Abideth in the shadow of the Almighty. (Psa. 91:1)
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Psa. 92:13• 13Planted in Jehovah's house,{HR}In the courts of our God, they shall flourish. (Psa. 92:13)
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Rev. 3:12• 12He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall never go out more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, that cometh down out of the 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;{HR}Under the shadow of thy wings thou wilt hide me, (Psa. 17:8)
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Psa. 57:1• 1To the chief musician; Al-tascheth , of David, Michtam, on his fleeing from Saul in the cave.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me;{HR}For my soul [is] trusting in thee;{HR}And in the shadow of thy wings will I trust until mischiefs shall pass. (Psa. 57:1)
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Psa. 62:7• 7On God [resteth] my salvation and my glory;{HR}The rock of my strength,{HR}My refuge [is] in God. (Psa. 62:7)
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Psa. 63:7• 7For thou hast been a help to me,{HR}And in the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice. (Psa. 63:7)
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Psa. 91:4• 4With his feathers will he cover thee,{HR}And under his wings shalt thou trust:{HR}A shield and buckler [is] his truth. (Psa. 91:4)
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Psa. 142:4‑5• 4Look on the right hand and see:{HR}There is none that knoweth me:{HR}Refuge hath failed me;{HR}There is none caring for my soul.
 5I cried unto thee, Jehovah; I said,{HR}{i}Thou{/i} [art] my refuge,{HR}My portion in the land of the living. (Psa. 142:4‑5)
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Ruth 2:12• 12Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (Ruth 2:12)
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Matt. 23:37• 37{i}Jerusalem, 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!{/i} (Matt. 23:37)
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Heb. 6:18• 18intervened by an oath, that by two unchangeable things in which [it was] impossible that God should lie we might have strong encouragement that fled for refuge to lay hold of 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. (“Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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I will sojourn in thy tent forever,{HR}I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.