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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 61 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/61.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/61-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</a> > Psalm 61</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/60.htm" title="Psalm 60">◄</a> Psalm 61 <a href="../psalms/62.htm" title="Psalm 62">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">A Prayer for Protection<a href="#fn" id="link_Ps.61.1!f.1" class="notelink f-link"><span>+</span></a> </h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.1" class="v19_61_1">1</span>Hear my cry, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_1">listen to my prayer!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.2" class="v19_61_2">2</span>In despair and far from home</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_2">I call to you!</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_2">Take me to a safe refuge,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.3" class="v19_61_3">3</span>for you are my protector,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_3">my strong defense against my enemies.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.4" class="v19_61_4">4</span>Let me live in your sanctuary all my life;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_4">let me find safety under your wings.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.5" class="v19_61_5">5</span>You have heard my promises, O God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_5">and you have given me what belongs to those who honor you.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.6" class="v19_61_6">6</span>Add many years to the king's life;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_6">let him live on and on!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.7" class="v19_61_7">7</span>May he rule forever in your presence, O God;</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_7">protect him with your constant love and faithfulness.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_61_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.61.8" class="v19_61_8">8</span>So I will always sing praises to you,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_61_8">as I offer you daily what I have promised.</span></p><a name="fn"></a><br /><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:<br /><br /><note caller="+" style="f"><char style="fr" closed="false">HEBREW TITLE: </char><char style="ft" closed="false">By David.</char></note></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. 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