Psalms 77:5

77:5 I thought about the days of old,

about ancient times. ¹ 

Psalms 61:4

61:4 I will be a permanent guest in your home; ² 

I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. ³  (Selah)

[77:5]  ¹ tn Heb “the years of antiquity.”

[61:4]  ² 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).

[61:4]  ³ sn I will find shelter in the protection of your wings. The metaphor compares God to a protective mother bird.