Psalms 61 (GNV)

Chapter Text

61:1 To him that excelleth on Neginoth. A Psalme of David. Heare my cry, O God: giue eare vnto my prayer.

61:2 From the endes of the earth will I crye vnto thee: when mine heart is opprest, bring me vpon the rocke that is higher then I.

61:3 For thou hast bene mine hope, and a strong tower against the enemie.

61:4 I will dwell in thy Tabernacle for euer, and my trust shall be vnder the couering of thy wings. Selah.

61:5 For thou, O God, hast heard my desires: thou hast giuen an heritage vnto those that feare thy Name.

61:6 Thou shalt giue the King a long life: his yeeres shalbe as many ages.

61:7 Hee shall dwell before God for euer: prepare mercie and faithfulnes that they may preserue him.

61:8 So will I alway sing prayse vnto thy Name in performing dayly my vowes.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "excelleth", "neginoth", "psalme", "david", "heare", "giue", and "vnto". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "excelleth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

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