Psalms 61:6 · KJV
“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}”
— Psalms 61:6
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given {me} the heritage of those that fear thy name.
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, {which} may preserve him.
Psalms 61 — Context
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. {trust: or, make my refuge}
5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given {me} the heritage of those that fear thy name.
6Thou 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}
7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, {which} may preserve him.
8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
Cross References
Psalms 21:4
He asked life of thee, {and} thou gavest {it} him, {even} length of days for ever and ever.
Psalms 89:36-37
His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me.
Psalms 21:6
For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. {made him most...: Heb. set him to be blessings} {made him exceeding...: Heb. make him glad with joy}
Psalms 72:15-17
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; {and} daily shall he be praised. {shall be given: Heb. one shall give}
Isaiah 53:10
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put {him} to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see {his} seed, he shall prolong {his} days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. {thou...: or, his soul shall make an offering}