Psalms 61 (DBY)

Chapter Text

61:1 {To the chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David.} Hear, O God, my cry; attend unto my prayer.

61:2 From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.

61:3 For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.

61:4 I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

61:5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given [me] the inheritance of those that fear thy name.

61:6 Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years shall be as many generations.

61:7 He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

61:8 So will I sing forth thy name for ever, performing my vows from day to day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "chief", "musician", "stringed", "instrument", "psalm", "david", "hear", and "attend". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "chief" and "musician", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DBY text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "chief" and "musician" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "chief" and "musician" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.