Psalms 63:3

who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously; 1

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

In Context

2You have sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity; 1

4to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 4:6Many say, Who will show us good things? the light of your countenance, O Lord, has been manifested towards us. 1

Psalms 30:5Into your hands I will commit my spirit: you have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. 1

Psalms 42:2For you, O God, are my strength: therefore have you cast me off? and why do I go sad of countenance, while the enemy oppresses me? 1

Hosea 14:2Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God; for the people have fallen through your 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 →

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