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Psalms 61:4

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

KJV

Quousque irruitis in hominem ? interficitis universi vos, tamquam parieti inclinato et maceriæ depulsæ.

Vulgate

ἕως πότε ἐπιτίθεσθε ἐπ’ ἄνθρωπον; φονεύετε πάντες ὡς τοίχῳ κεκλιμένῳ καὶ φραγμῷ ὠσμένῳ.

LXX

I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. [Selah

ASV

כִּֽי הָיִ֣יתָ מַחְסֶ֣ה לִ֑/י מִגְדַּל עֹ֝֗ז מִ/פְּנֵ֥י אוֹיֵֽב

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

וֹ
v
noun · 89×
י
y
verb · 282×
י
y
noun · 19×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִגְדַּל
mgdl
noun · 49×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Heb 6:18 — That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:
  • Isa 18:1 — Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:
  • Isa 30:1 — Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:
  • Matt 23:37 — O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her
  • Ps 15:1 — Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
  • Ps 15:1 — Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
  • Ps 17:8 — Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
  • Ps 17:8 — Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
  • Ps 21:7 — For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
  • Ps 23:6 — Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
  • Ps 27:4 — One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
  • Ps 57:1 — 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.
  • Ps 57:1 — 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.
  • Ps 62:7 — In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
  • Ps 63:7 — Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
  • Ps 63:7 — Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
  • Ps 90:1 — Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.
  • Ps 91:1 — He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
  • Ps 91:4 — He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
  • Ps 91:4 — He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
  • Ps 92:13 — Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
  • Ps 142:4 — I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
  • Rev 3:12 — Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem,
  • Ruth 2:12 — The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
  • Ruth 2:12 — The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.