Psalms 63:3
Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
In Context
2In like manner as, in the sanctuary, I have had vision of thee, To behold thy power and thy glory.
4Thus, will I bless thee while I live, In thy Name, will I lift up mine outspread hands:
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Multitudes, are saying, Who will show us prosperity? Lift thou upon us the light of thy countenance, O Yahweh.
Psalms 30:5For there is, a Moment, in his anger, a Life-time, in his good-pleasure, In the evening, cometh Weeping to lodge, But, by the morning,’tis a Shout of Triumph!
Psalms 42:2My soul thirsteth for God, for a GOD who liveth,—When shall I enter in, and see the face of God?
Psalms 66:17Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.
Psalms 69:16Answer me, O Yahweh, for good is thy lovingkindness, According to the abounding of thy compassions, turn thou towards me:
Hosea 14:2Take with you words, and return to Yahweh: say unto him—Wholly, shalt thou take away iniquity, Accept, then, with favour, and we will make good the boldness 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 →