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Psalms 62:4

Surely, from his elevation, they have taken counsel to thrust him down, They accept falsehood,—With his mouth, they each of them bless, But, inwardly, they revile. [Selah.]

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

3How long will ye shout at a man? Ye shall be crushed all of you,—Like a wall that bulgeth,—a fence pushed in!

5Surely, towards God, be thou silent, my soul, For, from him, is mine expectation:

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Cross References

Psalms 2:1Wherefore have nations assembled in tumult? Or should, peoples, mutter an empty thing?

Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away—with the lawless, or with the workers of iniquity,—who speak peaceably with their neighbours, but, wrong, is in their heart.

Psalms 52:3Thou lovest Evil more than good, Falsehood, more than speaking righteousness. [Selah.]

Psalms 119:163Falsehood, I hate and abhor, Thy law, do I love.

Proverbs 13:5A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.

Hosea 7:3By their wickedness, they gladden a king, and, by their flatteries,—rulers.

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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