Psalms
The Psalter is Israel’s hymnbook: lament, praise, thanksgiving, royal psalms, and wisdom. It trains the heart to speak to God in trouble and in joy, and it points ahead to the Messiah.
English Revised Version
Psalms 61
1Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy. 4I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. Selah 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: his years shall be as many generations. 7He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him. 8So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
English Revised Version (1885). Public domain. The 1881/1885 British revision of the King James Version; parent of the ASV.