Psalms 63:3
Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
In Context
2Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.
4who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
Psalms 30:5Thou shalt bring me out of the snare which they have hidden for me; for thou, O Lord, art my defender.
Psalms 42:2For thou, O God, art my strength: wherefore hast thou cast me off? and why do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses me?
Hosea 14:2Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God; for the people have fallen through thine iniquities.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 63:2-3
Devout Affections. 1 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. The title tells us when the psalm was penned, when David was in the wilderness of Judah; that is, in the forest of Hareth ( 1 Sam. xxii. 5 ) or in the wilderness of Ziph, 1 Sam. xxiii. 15 . 1. Even in Canaan, though a fruitful land and the people numerous, yet there were… Read the whole commentary →