Psalms 62:4

They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

In Context

3How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay [him], all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

5My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; For my expectation is from him.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage, And the peoples meditate a vain thing?

Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.

Psalms 52:3Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah

Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love.

Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

Hosea 7:3They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 62:2-8

Waiting upon God; Confidence in God. 1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my… Read the whole commentary →

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