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title: Psalms 61 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees
description: Psalms chapter 61 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of David.
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# Psalms 61

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9 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.

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- [61:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.1/) — לַמְנַצֵּחַ ׀ עַֽל־נְגִינַת לְדָוִֽד׃ — For the Leader; with string-music. A Psalm of David.
- [61:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.2/) — שִׁמְעָה אֱלֹהִים רִנָּתִי הַקְשִׁיבָה תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ — Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.
- [61:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.3/) — מִקְצֵה הָאָרֶץ ׀ אֵלֶיךָ אֶקְרָא בַּעֲטֹף לִבִּי בְּצוּר־יָרוּם מִמֶּנִּי תַנְחֵֽנִי׃ — From the end of the earth will I call unto Thee, when my heart fainteth; lead me to a rock that is too high for me.
- [61:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.4/) — כִּֽי־הָיִיתָ מַחְסֶה לִי מִגְדַּל־עֹז מִפְּנֵי אוֹיֵֽב׃ — For Thou hast been a refuge for me, a tower of strength in the face of the enemy.
- [61:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.5/) — אָגוּרָה בְאָהָלְךָ עוֹלָמִים אֶֽחֱסֶה בְסֵתֶר כְּנָפֶיךָ סֶּֽלָה׃ — I will dwell in Thy Tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of Thy wings.
- [61:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.6/) — כִּֽי־אַתָּה אֱלֹהִים שָׁמַעְתָּ לִנְדָרָי נָתַתָּ יְרֻשַּׁת יִרְאֵי שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ — For Thou, O God, hast heard my vows; Thou hast granted the heritage of those that fear Thy name.
- [61:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.7/) — יָמִים עַל־יְמֵי־מֶלֶךְ תּוֹסִיף שְׁנוֹתָיו כְּמוֹ־דֹר וָדֹֽר׃ — Mayest Thou add days unto the king's days! May his years be as many generations!
- [61:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.8/) — יֵשֵׁב עוֹלָם לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת מַן יִנְצְרֻֽהוּ׃ — May he be enthroned before God for ever! Appoint mercy and truth, that they may preserve him.
- [61:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.61.9/) — כֵּן אֲזַמְּרָה שִׁמְךָ לָעַד לְֽשַׁלְּמִי נְדָרַי יוֹם ׀ יֽוֹם׃ — So will I sing praise unto Thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.

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