Psalms 62:4

(62:5) Yea, from his height do they take counsel to cast [him] down; they delight in lies: with their mouth do they bless, but inwardly do they curse. Selah.

Leeser Tanakh

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 devise mischief against a man? will ye all assault him murderously, as though he were a falling wall, a tottering fence?

5(62:6) Yea, in God hope in silence, my soul; for from him is my expectation.

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Wherefore do nations rage, and people meditate a vain thing?

Psalms 28:3Snatch me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of injustice, who speak peace with their neighbors, with mischief in their heart.

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

Psalms 119:163Falsehood I hate and abhor: but thy law do I love.

Proverbs 13:5The righteous hateth the word of falsehood; but the wicked bringeth shame and dishonor.

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

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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