Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Psalms 61
tabernacle. Hebrew. "ohel, tent (App-40.), i.e. David's tent on Mount Zion. The Psalm probably refers to Absalom's rebellion.
trust = flee for refuge. Hebrew. hasah. App-69.
covert = secret place.
wings. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Selah. Connecting the confidence with the only true ground of it. This is the central member of the Psalm. See the Structure above.
abide = remain [enthroned].
prepare = number, or appoint, as in Jonah 1:17.
mercy = lovingkindness, or grace.
To the chief Musician. See App-64.
to = for.
Jeduthun. A precentor appointed by David, by name Ethan (see App-65), afterward called Jeduthun = confession (1 Chronicles 15:17-19; 1 Chronicles 16:41; 1 Chronicles 25:1-6). Other Jeduthun Psalms are Psalm 38 and Psalm 76; in all three "vows" find a place.
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