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63:2 Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor . 63:3 Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. 63:4 For this reason I will praise you while I live ; in your name I will lift up my hands . 63:5 As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul . My mouth joyfully praises you, 63:6 whenever I remember you on my bed , and think about you during the nighttime hours . 63:7 For you are my deliverer ; under your wings I rejoice . 63:8 My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me. 63:9 Enemies seek to destroy my life , but they will descend into the depths of the earth . 63:10 Each one will be handed over to the sword ; their corpses will be eaten by jackals . 63:11 But the king will rejoice in God ; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up .

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  • [Psa 63:2] O God, Thy Power Is Wonderful
  • [Psa 63:3] Savior, More Than Life
  • [Psa 63:4] Great God, Indulge My Humble Claim
  • [Psa 63:5] Jesus Satisfies
  • [Psa 63:6] Father, The Watches Of The Night Are O’er
  • [Psa 63:6] Jesus, Tender Shepherd, Hear Me
  • [Psa 63:6] Now, On Land And Sea Descending
  • [Psa 63:7] In The Shadow Of His Wings

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • In chapters 21-30 we see David's forces growing stronger and stronger while Saul's forces get weaker and weaker. This is a further demonstration of the fertility theme. However these chapters also develop the motif of the pro...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The title of this psalm identifies the writer as David. All but four of the psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter (Pss. 1-41) identify David as their writer, all except Psalms 1, 2, 10, and 33. The occasion of his writing this one ...
  • In Book 1 we saw that all the psalms except 1, 2, 10, and 33 claimed David as their writer. It is likely that he wrote these four as well even though they do not bear his name. In Book 2 the titles identify David as the write...
  • 57:1 David began by comparing himself to a little bird that takes refuge from a passing enemy by hiding under the wing of its parent (cf. 17:8; 36:7; 61:4; 63:7; 91:4). The side to the cave in which David hid may have reminde...
  • 61:3-4 David's desire for God's protection rested on the Lord's previous provisions of deliverance for him. God had proved to be his refuge and tower of strength. Now the psalmist longed to dwell in the Lord's tent or taberna...
  • King David wrote this psalm when he was in the wilderness of Judah away from the ark and the place of formal worship (2 Sam. 15:25).The theme of trust that Psalms 61 and 62 stress reaches a climax in Psalm 63. Even though Dav...
  • 63:1 Evidently David's thirst for water in the wilderness led him to express his soul's thirst for God. "Earnestly"is literally "early."As soon as David arose in the morning he became aware of his need for God just as he need...
  • 63:3-4 David's thirst for God found relief as he praised Him. He considered the Lord's loyal love even better than life itself. God's love nourished and refreshed David more than the water he needed.63:5-6 Thinking about God'...
  • 63:9-10 Reflecting on his God bolstered the king's confidence that the Lord would preserve him in his present situation. David knew God would deliver him because God had elected him and had blessed him for his submission to t...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • My soul thirsteth for Thee … 5. My soul shall be satisfied … 8 My soul followeth hard after Thee.'--Psalm 63:1, 5, 8.IT is a wise advice which bids us regard rather what is said than who says it, and there are few r...
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