Psalms 62:4

(62-5) They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

3(62-4) How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, as a leaning wall, a tottering fence?

5(62-6) Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar? And why do the peoples mutter in vain?

Psalms 28:3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity; who speak peace with their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

Psalms 52:3(52-5) Thou lovest evil more than good; falsehood rather than speaking righteousness. Selah

Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood; Thy law do I love.

Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hateth lying; but a wicked man behaveth vilely and shamefully.

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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