Psalms 63:7
If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
In Context
6Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
8because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
Cross References
1 Samuel 17:37And David said: The Lord who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David: Go, and the Lord be with thee.
Psalms 17:8From them that resist thy right hand keep me, as the apple of thy eye. Protect me under the shadow of thy wings.
Psalms 27:9Turn not away thy face from me; decline not in thy wrath from thy servant. Be thou my helper, forsake me not; do not thou despise me, O God my Saviour.
Psalms 57:1Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title, when he fled from Saul into the cave
2 Corinthians 1:10Who hath delivered and doth deliver us out of so great dangers: in whom we trust that he will yet also deliver us.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 63:4-7
Joyful Praises. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches. How soon are David's complaints and prayers turned into praises and thanksgivings! After two verses that express his desire in seeking God, here are some that… Read the whole commentary →