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

What does Psalms 61:4 mean?

David begins with prayers and tears, but ends with praise. Thus the soul, being lifted up to God, returns to the enjoyment of itself.

Key themes

FaithSuffering and trialsPrayerPraise

Read with

Keep this verse inside its immediate passage and alongside a few nearby related passages.

Glossary

Tabernacle Object

(1. ) A house or dwelling-place ( Job 5:24 ; 18:6 , etc. ). (2. ) A portable shrine (comp. Acts 19:24 ) containing the image of Moloch ( Amos 5:26 ; marg. and R. V., “Siccuth”). (3. ) The human body.