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Psalm 61:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 61[a]

Prayer of the King in Time of Danger

1 For the leader; with stringed instruments. Of David.

I

2 Hear my cry, O God,
    listen to my prayer!
3 From the ends of the earth[b] I call;
    my heart grows faint.
Raise me up, set me on a rock,

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 61 A lament of the king who feels himself at the brink of death (Ps 61:3) and cries out for the strong and saving presence of God (Ps 61:3b–5). The king cites the prayer being made for him (Ps 61:7–8), and promises to give thanks to God.
  2. 61:3 Ends of the earth: “earth” being taken in its occasional meaning “the underworld,” cf. Jon 2:3.
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