Psalms — Chapter 61
For the leader; with instrumental music. Of David.
Hear my cry, O God,heed my prayer.
From the end of the earth I call to You;when my heart is faint,You lead me to a rock that is high above me.
For You have been my refuge,a tower of strength against the enemy.
O that I might dwell in Your tent forever,take refuge under Your protecting wings. Selah.
O God, You have heard my vows;grant the requestarequest Taking the noun yrsht as an alternate form of ʼrsht; cf. Ps. 21.3. of those who fear Your name.
Add days to the days of the king;may his years extend through generations;
may he dwell in God’s presence forever;appointbappoint Meaning of Heb. uncertain. steadfast love to guard him.
So I will sing hymns to Your name forever,as I fulfill my vows day after day.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
The Golden Rule
Matthew 7:12
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
Hadith (An-Nawawi 13)
“None of you truly believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.”
Mahabharata 5.1517
“One should never do to another what one regards as injurious to oneself.”
Dhammapada 10:1
“All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”