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Psalms 61:7

He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

KJV

quia ipse Deus meus et salvator meus, adjutor meus, non emigrabo.

Vulgate

ὅτι αὐτὸς θεός μου καὶ σωτήρ μου, ἀντιλήμπτωρ μου· οὐ μὴ μεταναστεύσω.

LXX

He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

ASV

יָמִ֣ים עַל יְמֵי מֶ֣לֶךְ תּוֹסִ֑יף שְׁ֝נוֹתָ֗י/ו כְּמוֹ דֹ֥ר וָ/דֹֽר

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣סֶף
ysp
verb · 208×
כֶ֔ם
km
noun · 164×
כְּמוֹ
kmv
preposition · 142×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Gen 24:27 — And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
  • Gen 32:10 — I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
  • Heb 9:24 — For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
  • Isa 9:6 — For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prin
  • Luke 1:33 — And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
  • Luke 1:54 — He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;
  • Mic 7:20 — Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
  • Prov 20:28 — Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
  • Prov 20:28 — Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
  • Ps 40:11 — Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
  • Ps 40:11 — Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
  • Ps 41:12 — And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
  • Ps 43:3 — O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.
  • Ps 57:3 — He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
  • Ps 57:3 — He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.
  • Ps 89:24 — But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him: and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
  • Ps 115:1 — Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.