Nothing animates our hopes more than the recollection of the past goodness of God, and, in the midst of his prayers, we frequently find David indulging in reflections of this kind. Let mercies be remembered as well as enjoyed, and they must be as lights in our dark days, and as shields in our perilous. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. 59:16; here a refuge linked to a "tower of strength" (cf. He is the Almighty. “The psalm is…[so] Messianic that the everlasting kingdom of the Christ alone fulfils its prayer.” (Maclaren) iii. The argument is quite correct so far as it goes. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. I. Perfectly Positioned... For A Reset Series. Both of these are proper grounds for prayer. 3.For thou hast been my hope Here we may suppose, either that he calls to his remembrance such benefits as he had formerly received, or that he congratulates himself upon deliverance which he had presently experienced. The service of God shall be his constant work and business: all must make it so who expect to find God their shelter and strong tower. Passage: Psalm 61 Target Audience: Kindergarten-4th Grade (can be adapted for older or younger children) Teaching Time: 45 minutes – 1 hour Materials Needed: Bibles, blank paper, markers, something to make a tent Optional Materials: if you want to be able to send the kids home with something each week, you can print the text of the Psalm on one side of a piece of paper and on the … For thou hast been a shelter for me - A place of refuge; a place where I have found safety. For thou hast been a shelter for me,.... Or "refuge"F25מחסה "asylum", Tigurine version, Vatablus; "perfagium", Cocceius; "refugium", Michaelis. 30:5; a refuge linked to a stronghold in Ps. God comforted her then; why not now? [ a] From the ends of the earth I call to you,I Hundreds, probably thousands, of campers have come to Camp Wyoming in the summer and sat around the campfire, singing these words and reflecting on their … Verses 1-8: David may have written this wonderful psalm when his own son, Absalom, temporarily drove him away from his throne in Israel (2 Sam. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". Ver. There was safety, and loving care. (1a) The empowerment of the Messiah's ministry. The mother who has lost a child, and yet has been enabled, when that child was carried forth to the burial, to exclaim, “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”--what right has she to be confounded or dismayed when another child seems sickening, as though it were about to die? 1999. shelter … and strong tower — repeat the same sentiment. "Commentary on Psalms 61:3". "Commentary on Psalms 61:3". I cannot altogether agree with those who think that David was still in his state of exile from his native country when this was written, and is merely to be understood as promising to himself the certainty of his return. John Trapp Complete Commentary. On a stringed instrument. "Commentary on Psalms 61:3". BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. He is despairing, lost, and struggling. It begins with his desperate cry to God. In the verse which follows, he expresses the confidence which he had that he would dwell from this time forth in the sanctuary of the Lord. , from avenging justice; a hiding place and covert from the storms and tempests of divine wrath; a shadow and a screen from the heat of Satan's fiery darts, and the blast of his terrible temptations, Isaiah 25:4; and a strong tower from the enemy: from Satan the devouring lion, from furious persecutors, and every other enemy; see Proverbs 18:10; and this experience the psalmist had of protection from the Rock in former times made him desirous of being led to it now. Hear my cry, O God;listen to my prayer. Assurance of God’s Eternal Protection - To the Chief Musician. "I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. "Commentary on Psalms 61:3". In that case, the Hebrew particle, which we have rendered for or because, may be understood rather in an affirmative sense, surely or certainly. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. Psalm 62:1 In Hebrew texts 62:1-12 is numbered 62:2-13. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". ; From the end of the earth I cry to you; when my heart fails lead me to the Rock that is higher than I. By the words which immediately follow, he shows that he did not, like too many uninformed persons, attach a superstitious importance to the mere externals of religion, adding, that he found his safety under the shadow of God’s wings. The psalmist had good ground for the determination which he cordially expresses. Hear my cry, O god; attend to my prayer. The word list says that they mean the same thing. Ver. PSALM 61 * Prayer of the King in Time of Danger. Out of the Mouth of the Messiah A. BibliographyWhedon, Daniel. Psalm 61:3 - Bible Gateway. BibliographyClarke, Adam. For thou hast been a shelter for me - and always art so. And a strong tower from the enemy - literally, 'from the face of the enemy' (Proverbs 18:10). https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/psalms-61.html. 1905-1909. Copyright StatementThese files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by Woodside Bible Fellowship.This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. Christians should study the history of eminent saints, in order that, through observing what deliverances have been wrought for others, they may be encouraged to expect deliverance for themselves. Ignorant persons might conceive of God as necessarily confined to the outward tabernacle, but David only improved this symbol of the Divine presence as a means of elevating the spiritual exercises of his faith. 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. The mercies, therefore, that memory adduces cannot have exhausted Him; otherwise He were not Almighty; nay, they actually pledge Him to assist me, otherwise He were not unchangeable. With their usual meaning, this is true. And strong tower from the enemy - See the notes at Psalm 18:2. and a strong tower from the enemy: from Satan the devouring lion, from furious persecutors, and every other enemy; see Proverbs 18:10; and this experience the psalmist had of protection from the Rock in former times made him desirous of being led to it now. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. And so is it in the Lord’s strong tower. For You have been a refuge for me, A tower of strength against the enemy. This is the first of two reasons (the other is in Psalms 61:5 ) that the psalmist advances as reasons why God should hear him. 18:30; Pro. If it be not sound, and God, though He once loved us and sought to do us good, doth now no longer love us, then He, the unchangeable must have changed. 1871-8. The enemy would have carried them away as slaves, or perhaps have killed them. There was strength, and there was comfort too. For thou hast been a shelter for me] Thou hast, and therefore thou wilt, is an ordinary Scripture medium, and well it may; for God is unchangeable, and his decree for preserving his people is (as the poet saith well) ου παλιναγρε τον, Irrevocable. It is manifest that, with David, to call to mind past mercies was to expect future. Psalm 61:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here. (H. Melvill, B. D.). Psalm 62:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 8. That reason seems to be founded on two considerations: (a) God had thus shown that he had power to deliver him; and. He had stored in his memory evidences both of the love and might of the Redeemer to which in the hour of trial he could appeal. For Thou hast been a shelter for me and a strong tower from the enemy. Psalm 61:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a against been enemy foe For have me my of refuge strength strong the tower you OT Poetry: Psalm 61:3 For you have been a refuge (Psalm Ps Psa.) 61:3 Much of the imagery used to describe God has military connotations. Psa 61:3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/psalms-61.html. Those hast been a shelter for me - During the whole duration of the captivity God marvellously dealt with the poor Jews; so that, although they were cast down, they were not utterly forsaken. (a) God had thus shown that he had power to deliver him; and. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/psalms-61.html. 62:7, "the rock of my strength" 61:4 Psalm 61:4 has two COHORTATIVE VERBS. II. He was at the very ends of ‘the earth; his heart was overwhelmed; but as soon as he remembered how God had delivered and shielded him before, he was at once confident that the wings of his protection were stretched over him still. Saul knew that the favor of God had departed from him and had been given to David, and his own failures h… 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. In times of disappointment and distress he raced into the safety of his strong Fortress and hid under the shadow of God’s protective wings. 4 I long to dwell in your tent forever. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. Of David. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. BibliographyTrapp, John. There is not a converted man who has not such a book--the book of his own experience, on whose pages are inscribed the unnumbered things that God has done for himself. 1874-1909. Psalm 61:3, NLT: "for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me." Hundreds, probably thousands, of campers have come to Camp Wyoming in the summer and sat around the campfire, singing these words and reflecting on their meaning. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". Raise me up, set me on a rock, 4 for you are my refuge,. You will find the words always and *for ever in this psalm. “The promises of the Lord have found their focus in the messiahship of Jesus the Christ, whose rule is established by the promise and reward of the Father (Ephesians 4:7-13).” (VanGemeren) We are not anxious about the method, but only as to the thing. I shall, I doubt not, … And strong tower from the enemy - See the notes at Psalm 18:2. "Commentary on Psalms 61:3". It is the history of himself, and there is a reality about it to convince, which the history of another can scarcely ever have. Thus will life be to eternity what the past is now to the future, the supplying motive to a yet heartier rejoicing in the Lord our God. Thou hast been— A remembrance of former mighty perils and deliverances. Used by Permission. A Psalm of David. But when I got up to the very safest place of all, there I found a most pleasant little cottage; the ivy grew on the thatch, the jessamine and rose hung about the porch, a bird was singing merrily over the door, and from within came the happy laugh of children. Psalm 61:3-4 New International Version (NIV) 3 For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe. David not only speaks of the safety, but of the blessedness also. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. 1. Barnes' Notes on the Bible. Nor is this the only enemy that makes us need the strong tower. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/psalms-61.html. a tower of strength against the foe. "Commentary on Psalms 61:3". And note, too, the striking expression of St. Paul, “I know whom I have believed.” It was no mere report or hearsay with him, that God was a merciful Father, or Christ a powerful Saviour. 18:10) in Ps. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock … 1871-8. 1865-1868. We must run away at once and hide ourselves in Jesus. He had had proof, and he knew and was “persuaded that he was able to keep that,” etc. Strive to acquire the habit of noting and recording the blessings you receive; so that you may have, as it were, books to which to refer. Now for them too the Lord is a strong tower. a refuge linked to a shield in 2 Sam. What the Messiah will do. Psalm 60:4 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here. III. BibliographyCalvin, John. 2 Hear my cry, O God,. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/psalms-61.html. Remember that the children wanted such a refuge just as much as the grown-up people did. And consider St. Paul’s argument: “He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” The apostle here makes the great fact of human redemption--a redemption of which all men, without exception, are the subjects--a reason why God should bestow upon us whatsoever is good; or rather, an evidence that He cannot be willing to withhold from us any real benefit. God had protected him when in danger, and he pleads that fact as a reason why God should now interpose and deliver him. Past mercies inspire confidence for the future. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tbi/psalms-61.html. 1 (To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.) 1870. 22:31; Ps. To get what Psalm 61:3 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. 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