Psalms 63:8
Cleaved hath my soul after Thee, On me hath Thy right hand taken hold.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
In Context
7For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
9And they who for desolation seek my soul, Go in to the lower parts of the earth.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 31:21and in every work that he hath begun for the service of the house of God, and for the law, and for the command, to seek to his God, with all his heart he hath wrought and prospered.
Psalms 37:24When he falleth, he is not cast down, For Jehovah is sustaining his hand.
Psalms 73:23And I [am] continually with Thee, Thou hast laid hold on my right hand.
Psalms 94:18If I have said, 'My foot hath slipped,' Thy kindness, O Jehovah, supporteth me.
Song of Solomon 2:6His left hand [is] under my head, And his right doth embrace me.
Isaiah 26:9[With] my soul I desired Thee in the night, Also, [with] my spirit within me I seek Thee earnestly, For when Thy judgments [are] on the earth, The inhabitants of the world have learned righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 63:8-11
Confidence in God; David Triumphing in Hope. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. David, having expressed… Read the whole commentary →