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Psalm 61:6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 61 · verse 6
Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.Psalm 61:6 · King James Version
Psalm 61:6 in context
4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.
7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- prolongyâçaphto add or augmentH3254 →
- king'smeleka kingH4428 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
- lifeyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
- manydôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
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In these verses we may observe, I. With what pleasure David looks back upon what God had done for him formerly (Psa 61:5): Thou, O God! hast heard my vows, that is, 1. "The vows themselves which I made, and with which I bound my soul: thou hast taken notice of them;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-8