Psalms 61

1 To the chief Musician. On a stringed instrument. [A Psalm] of David. Hear, O God, my cry; attend unto my prayer.

In finem. In hymnis David. Exaudi, Deus, deprecationem meam; intende orationi meæ.

2 From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.

A finibus terræ ad te clamavi, dum anxiaretur cor meum; in petra exaltasti me. Deduxisti me,

3 For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from before the enemy.

quia factus es spes mea: turris fortitudinis a facie inimici.

4 I will sojourn in thy tent for ever; I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. (Selah)

Inhabitabo in tabernaculo tuo in sæcula; protegar in velamento alarum tuarum.

5 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows; thou hast given [me] the inheritance of those that fear thy name.

Quoniam tu, Deus meus, exaudisti orationem meam; dedisti hæreditatem timentibus nomen tuum.

6 Thou wilt add days to the days of the king: his years shall be as many generations.

Dies super dies regis adjicies; annos ejus usque in diem generationis et generationis.

7 He shall abide before God for ever: bestow loving-kindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

Permanet in æternum in conspectu Dei: misericordiam et veritatem ejus quis requiret?

8 So will I sing forth thy name for ever, performing my vows from day to day.

Sic psalmum dicam nomini tuo in sæculum sæculi, ut reddam vota mea de die in diem.