Psalms 61:1

Psalms 61:1 says,To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David.  After the introduction, verse one says, Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.  Once more, David is asking God to hear his cry and his prayer.  We must continue to call on God to hear our prayer, though we should never doubt that He does.  We even at times may not really know what to say, or be left crying out at our situation, but we know that God understands our cry even when we don't know the words to say.  Verse two adds, From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.  David said that even if he were at the end of the earth that he would cry out to God, and he would do the same if his heart was overwhelmed.  Then, David asked God to lead him to the rock that was higher than him.  Even from the end of the world if we are totally overwhelmed by life, there is a Rock that is higher than us.  That Rock is Jesus Christ, and we reach Him by faith.  Verse three continues, For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.  David said that God had been a shelter and strong tower for him in the past.  From the moment we accept Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord, God is our protector.  We should be able to look back on our life and recognize this, and should therefore continue to put our faith in God no matter what is happening in our life today.   Verse four concludes, I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.  Like David, we as Christians must trust in the fact that we are His forever.  Our bodies as believers in Christ are the tabernacle of the Holy Spirit, and we should trust in Him to keep us safe and guide us to a closer relationship with the Heavenly Father.  Verse five states, For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.  David said that God had heard his vows to God and had made him a part of those who fear God.  We as Christians have made a vow to God to put our faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and when we do we forever become a part of the family of God.  Verse six adds, Thou wilt prolong the king’s life: and his years as many generations.  David said that God would prolong his life.  When we put our faith in Jesus Christ, we have everlasting life with God.  This does not happen some day, but becomes true as soon as we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  Verse seven continues, He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.  As David said, by God's mercy and truth we are preserved as God's people forever once we accept His salvation made available through faith in Jesus Christ.  Verse eight concludes, So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.  David said that he would sing praises to God forever and daily perform his vows to God.  We as followers of Christ should sing praises to God forever, and we certainly should perform our vow to Him to be faithful through our relationship with Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and by the power of the Holy Spirit.