Psalms

Psalm 61:4

4Let me dwell in Your tent forever

and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings.

Selah

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Let me dwellאָג֣וּרָה’ā·ḡū·rāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH1481 sojourn
in Your tentבְ֭אָהָלְךָḇə·’ā·hā·lə·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH168 tent
foreverעוֹלָמִ֑ים‘ō·w·lā·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and take refugeאֶֽחֱסֶ֨ה’e·ḥĕ·sehVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singularH2620 seek refuge
in the shelterבְסֵ֖תֶרḇə·sê·ṯerPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
of Your wingsכְּנָפֶ֣יךָkə·nā·p̄e·ḵāNoun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singularH3671 wing, extremity
Selahסֶּֽלָה׃se·lāhInterjectionH5542 lift up

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 23:6 · Psalm 27:4 · Psalm 17:8 · Psalm 91:4 · Psalm 63:7 · Ruth 2:12 · Psalm 15:1 · Psalm 57:1 · Psalm 62:7 · Psalm 91:1 · Matthew 23:37 · Psalm 142:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.