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Psalms 61:4

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61:4 I will be a permanent guest in your home; 1 

I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. 2  (Selah)

Psalms 104:31

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104:31 May the splendor of the Lord endure! 3 

May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made! 4 

Psalms 107:7

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107:7 He led them on a level road, 5 

that they might find a city in which to live.

Psalms 119:74

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119:74 Your loyal followers will be glad when they see me, 6 

for I find hope in your word.

Psalms 132:5

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132:5 until I find a place for the Lord,

a fine dwelling place 7  for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” 8 

1 tn Heb “I will live as a resident alien in your tent permanently.” The cohortative is understood here as indicating resolve. Another option is to take it as expressing a request, “please let me live” (cf. NASB, NRSV).

2 sn I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird.

3 tn Heb “be forever.”

4 tn Or “rejoice in his works.”

5 sn A level road. See Jer 31:9.

6 tn Heb “those who fear you will see me and rejoice.”

7 tn The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1).

8 tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”



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