Psalm 61

Psalm 61 is the 61st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.". In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 60. In Latin, it is known as "Exaudi Deus". The psalm is to be played on a neginah or stringed instrument. The Psalm is attributed to King David. The Jerusalem Bible calls it a "prayer of an exile".

This article is about Psalm 61 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 61 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 62.
Psalm 61
"Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer."
Psalm 61 in the Parma Psalter
Other name
  • Psalm 60
  • "Exaudi Deus"
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 61
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music.

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