Psalms 61 (DRB)

Chapter Text

61:1 Unto the end, for Idithun, a psalm of David.

61:2 Shall not my soul be subject to God? for from him is my salvation.

61:3 For he is my God and my saviour: he is my protector, I shall be moved no more.

61:4 How long do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence.

61:5 But they have thought to cast away my price; I ran in thirst: they blessed with their mouth, but cursed with their heart.

61:6 But be thou, O my soul, subject to God: for from him is my patience.

61:7 For he is my God and my saviour: he is my helper, I shall not be moved.

61:8 In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God.

61:9 Trust in him, all ye congregation of people: pour out your hearts before him. God is our helper for ever.

61:10 But vain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the balances: that by vanity they may together deceive.

61:11 Trust not in iniquity, and covet not robberies: if riches abound, set not your heart upon them.

61:12 God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God,

61:13 And mercy to thee, O Lord; for thou wilt render to every man according to his works.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "idithun", "psalm", "david", "shall", "soul", "subject", and "salvation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "idithun", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "mercy" and "idithun" 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 "mercy" and "idithun" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.