Psalms 63:2

(63:3) As I have beheld thee in the sanctuary, seeing thy strength and thy glory;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

In Context

1“A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.” (63:2) O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry land, and it is faint without water.

3(63:4) Because thy kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee:

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Cross References

Exodus 33:18And he said, Let me see, I beseech thee, thy glory.

1 Chronicles 16:11Inquire after the Lord and his strength: seek his presence evermore.

Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek for: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the loveliness of the Lord, and to be every morning early in his temple.

Psalms 43:4That I may go unto the altar of God, unto God the joy of my gladness; and that I may thank thee upon the harp, O God, my God.

Psalms 73:17Until I enter into the sanctuary of God; and understand what their future will be.

Psalms 78:61And he gave up his strength unto captivity, and his glory into the adversary's hand.

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 →

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