Psalms 61:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 61:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 61:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. trust: or, make my refuge" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 61:4 — KJV
“I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. trust: or, make my refuge”
— Psalms 61:4 (KJV)
Psalms 61:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 61:4
“[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. Altaschith: or, Destroy not Michtam: or, A golden Psalm”
Shares key themes with Psalms 61:4: trust, wings, make
“Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 61:4: abide, ever, make
“And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 61:4: tabernacle, covert, refuge
“When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. his...: Heb. that which is to be desired in him to melt away”
Shares key themes with Psalms 61:4: ever, selah, make
“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 61:4: trust, selah, refuge
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