Psalm 61:4

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

I will

יָשַׁב

yâshab

H3427

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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in thy

אֹהֶל

ʼôhel

H168

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

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for

עוֹלָם

ʻôwlâm

H5769

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...

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I will

בָּטַח

bâṭach

H982

figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

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in the

סֵתֶר

çêther

H5643

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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of thy

כָּנָף

kânâph

H3671

an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinna...

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סֶלָה

çelâh

H5542

suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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Key Terms in This Verse

covert H5643

סֵתֶר çêther

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

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Selah H5542

סֶלָה çelâh

suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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wings H3671

כָּנָף kânâph

an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle

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abide H3427

יָשַׁב yâshab

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

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trust H982

בָּטַח bâṭach

figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure

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tabernacle H168

אֹהֶל ʼôhel

a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)

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ever H5769

עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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Cross References

Psalm 23:6 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 27:4 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 17:8 cross-reference

Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalm 91:4 cross-reference

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

Psalm 15:1 cross-reference

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

Psalm 63:7 cross-reference

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

Psalm 57:1 cross-reference

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.

Ruth 2:12 cross-reference

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.

Psalm 62:7 cross-reference

In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

Psalm 91:1 cross-reference

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Matthew 23:37 cross-reference

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...

Revelation 3:12 cross-reference

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,...

Hebrews 6:18 cross-reference

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:

Psalm 92:13 cross-reference

Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Psalm 90:1 cross-reference

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

Psalm 61:7 cross-reference

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

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