Psalms 61:6

61:5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. Thou: Heb. Thou shalt add days to the days of the king as: Heb. as generation and generation

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You will prolong the king’s life; his years shall be for generations.

Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.

You will prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.

61:7 He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.

What does Psalms 61:6 mean?

Psalms 61:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָסַף (yâçaph), מֶלֶךְ (melek), יוֹם (yôwm).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

wilt

prolongיָסַףyâçaph/yaw-saf'/H3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)

the

king'sמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king

life:יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)

and

his

yearsשָׁנֶהshâneh/shaw-neh'/H8141a year (as a revolution of time)

manyדּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

generations.דּוֹרdôwr/dore/H1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling

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Thou

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add

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the

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generation

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 61:6.

Genesis 1:14

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night

Genesis 5:11

And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

Genesis 5:14

And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Genesis 5:17

And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Genesis 5:20

And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

Genesis 5:23

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

Genesis 5:27

And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

Genesis 5:31

And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 61:6 say?

Psalms 61:6 (King James Version) reads: "Thou wilt prolong the king's life: and his years as many generations. Thou: Heb. Thou shalt add days to the days of the king as: Heb. as generation and generation"

Is Psalms 61:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 61:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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