Psalms 63:3
(63-4) For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise Thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
In Context
2(63-3) So have I looked for Thee in the sanctuary, to see Thy power and Thy glory.
4(63-5) So will I bless Thee as long as I live; in Thy name will I lift up my hands.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6(4-7) Many there are that say: 'Oh that we could see some good!' LORD, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us.
Psalms 30:5(30-6) For His anger is but for a moment, His favour is for a life-time; weeping may tarry for the night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Psalms 42:2(42-3) My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: 'When shall I come and appear before God?'
Psalms 66:17I cried unto Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue.
Psalms 69:16(69-17) Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.
Hosea 14:2(14-3) Take with you words, and return unto the LORD; say unto Him: 'Forgive all iniquity, and accept that which is good; so will we render for bullocks the offering of our lips.
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 →