NASB Psalms 63 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 63 — KJV

The Thirsting Soul Satisfied in God.

A Psalm of David, †when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

  1 O God°, aYou are my God°; I shall seek° You Iearnestly°;
  My soul° bthirsts° for You, my flesh° IIyearns° for You,
  In a cdry° and weary° land° where there is no° water°.
  2 Thus° I have aseen° You in the sanctuary°,
  To see° Your power° and Your glory°.
  3 Because° Your alovingkindness° is better° than° life°,
  My lips° will praise° You.
  4 So° I will bless° You aas long as I live°;
  I will blift° up my hands° in Your name°.
  5 My soul° is asatisfied° as with Imarrow° and fatness°,
  And my mouth° offers° bpraises° with joyful° lips°.

[1] †1S 22:5; 23:14 ILit early IILit faints a Ps 118:28 b Ps 42:2; 84:2; Mt 5:6 c Ps 143:6
[2] a Ps 27:4
[3] a Ps 69:16
[4] a Ps 104:33; 146:2 b Ps 28:2; 143:6
[5] ILit fat a Ps 36:8 b Ps 71:23

  6 ¶ When° I remember° You aon my bed°,
  I meditate° on You in the bnight watches°,
  7 For aYou have been° my help°,
  And in the bshadow° of Your wings° I sing° for joy°.
  8 My soul° aclings° Ito You;
  Your bright° hand° upholds° me.

[6] a Ps 4:4 b Ps 16:7; 42:8; 119:55
[7] a Ps 27:9 b Ps 17:8
[8] ILit after a Nu 32:12; Dt 1:36; Ho 6:3 b Ps 18:35; 41:12

  9 ¶ But those° who aseek° my Ilife° to destroy° it,
  Will go° into the II bdepths° of the earth°.
  10 IThey will be II adelivered° over° to the power° of the sword°;
  They will be a III bprey° for foxes°.
  11 But the aking° will rejoice° in God°;
  Everyone° who bswears° by Him will glory°,
  For the cmouths° of those who speak° lies° will be stopped°.

[9] ILit soul IILit lowest places a Ps 40:14 b Ps 55:15
[10] ILit They will pour him out IILit poured out by IIILit portion a Jr 18:21; Ezk 35:5 b Lm 5:18
[11] a Ps 21:1 b Dt 6:13; Is 45:23; 65:16 c Jb 5:16; Ps 107:42; Ro 3:19

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David's thirst for God.

1 ¶ [[A Psalmº of David,º when he was² in the wildernessº of Judah.]]º O God,º thou² [art] my God;º early will I seekº ª thee: my soulº thirstethº ª for thee, my fleshº longethº ª for thee in a dryº and thirstyº land,º where noº waterº is; 2 To seeº ª thy powerº and thy glory,º so² [as] I have seenº ª thee in the sanctuary.º 3 Because² thy lovingkindnessº [is] betterº than life,º ² my lipsº shall praiseº ª thee.

[1] Ex 15:2; 17:3; Jb 8:5; Ps 5:3; 31:14; 42:1, 11; 78:34; 84:2; 91:2; 102:3; 118:28; 119:81; 143:6, 10; Pv 1:27; 8:17; So 3:1; 5:8; Is 32:2; 35:7; 41:18; Jr 31:1, 33; Ho 5:15; Zc 13:9; Mt 6:33; 12:43; Jn 7:37; 20:17; Rv 7:16.
[2] Ex 33:18; 1S 4:21; 1Ch 16:11; Ps 27:4; 68:24; 73:17; 77:13; 78:61; 84:2; 96:6; 105:4; 134:2; 145:11; Is 60:13; 2Co 4:4.
[3] Ps 4:6; 21:6; 30:5, 12; 51:15; 66:17; Ho 14:2; Ro 6:19; 12:1; 1Co 6:20; Php 1:23; He 13:15; Jm 3:5; 1Jn 3:2.

His manner of blessing God.

4 Thus² will I blessº ª thee while I live:º I will lift upº ª my handsº in thy name.º 5 My soulº shall be satisfiedº ª as² [with] marrowº and fatness;º and my mouthº shall praiseº ª [thee] with joyfulº lips:º 6 When² I rememberº ª thee upon² my bed,º [and] meditateº ª on thee in the [night] watches.º 7 Because² thou hast been² my help,º therefore in the shadowº of thy wingsº will I rejoice.º ª 8 My soulº followeth hardº ª afterº thee: thy right handº upholdethº ª me.

[4] 1K 8:22; Ps 104:33; 134:2; 145:1; 146:1; Hab 3:10.
[5] Ezr 3:11; Ps 17:15; 36:7; 43:4; 65:4; 71:23; 104:34; 118:14; 135:3; 149:1; So 1:4; Is 25:6; Jr 31:4; Rv 19:5.
[6] Ps 42:8; 77:4; 119:55, 147; 139:17; 149:5; So 3:1; 5:2; Lm 2:19.
[7] 1S 17:37; Ps 5:11; 21:1; 54:3; 57:1; 61:4; 2Co 1:10.
[8] Gn 32:26; 2Ch 31:21; Ps 18:35; 37:24; 73:23, 25; 94:18; 143:6; So 2:6; 3:2; Is 26:9; 41:10; 42:1; Mt 11:12; Lk 13:24; 18:5; Php 2:12; Col 1:29.

His confidence of his enemies' destruction, and his own safety.

9 But those² [that] seekº ª my soul,º to destroyº [it], shall goº ª into the lower partsº of the earth.º 10 They shall fallº ª by² ² the sword:º ¹ they shall be² a portionº for foxes.º 11 But the kingº shall rejoiceº ª in God;º every one² that swearethº ª by him shall glory:º ª but² the mouthº of them that speakº ª liesº shall be stopped.º ª

[9] Nu 16:30; 1S 25:29; 28:19; Jb 40:13; Ps 9:17; 35:4, 26; 38:12; 40:14; 55:15, 23; 70:2; 86:13; Is 14:9, 15, 19; Ezk 32:18; Ac 1:25.
[10] 1S 26:10; 31:1; So 2:15; Jr 18:21; Ezk 35:5; 39:4, 17; Rv 19:17.
[11] Dt 6:13; 1S 23:17; 24:20; Ps 2:6; 21:1; 31:18; Is 19:18; 45:23; 65:16; Zp 1:5; Ro 3:19; Tit 1:10; He 6:13.

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