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Verse Psalms 63:4. _I WILL LIFT UP MY HANDS IN THY NAME._] I will
take God for my portion. I will dedicate myself to him, and will take
him to witness that I am upright in what I profess and do. Piou...
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THUS WILL I BLESS THEE WHILE I LIVE - In my life; or, as long as life
lasts, will I praise thee. The word “thus” refers to the sentiment
in the previous verse, meaning that as the result of his deep s...
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Psalms 63
Heart Longings
_ 1. To see Thy power and glory (Psalms 63:1)_
2. Satisfied longings (Psalms 63:5)
A Psalm of David when he was an outcast in the wilderness of Judah.
Thus it fits in well...
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LXIII. Written by one who has seen God's glory in the Temple and
resolved to praise Him all his life. He is confident his enemies will
perish.
Psalms 63:11 refers to a Hebrew king, possibly Maccabean...
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The joy of grateful praise....
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_Thus_ So, as in Psalms 63:2: cp. Psalms 61:8: so fervently; in such a
spirit of loving gratitude.
_while I live_ Cp. Psalms 104:33; Psalms 146:
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DISCOURSE: 600
THE BELIEVER’S DISPOSITIONS TOWARDS GOD
Psalms 63:1. 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 wher...
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I WILL LIFT UP MY HANDS IN THY NAME— i.e. "I will, in the most
solemn manner, pay my adorations to thee, and render thee most
grateful acknowledgments for thy benefits, as the only living and true
God...
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PSALMS 63
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Banished Soul, Athirst for God, Anticipates Satisfaction and
Vindication.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 63:1, The Psalmist Avows and Describes his Longing
for God. Stanza...
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_THUS WILL I BLESS THEE WHILE I LIVE: I WILL LIFT UP MY HANDS IN THY
NAME._
Thus will I bless thee while I live - literally, in my lives - i:e.,
on my restoration to the good things of life, as well...
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Title.—A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH.
The writer of this Ps. is a king (Psalms 63:11), who is at a distance
from the sanctuary, and in danger from eager foes. If the title b...
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THUS] better, 'therefore.' LIFT UP MY HANDS] in prayer. IN THY NAME]
trusting in the revealed character of God....
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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_[Psalms 63:5]_ כֵּ֣ן אֲבָרֶכְךָ֣ בְ חַיָּ֑י
בְּ֝...
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Psalms 63:1
IF the psalmist is allowed to speak, he gives many details of his
circumstances in his song. He is in a waterless and weary land,
excluded from the sanctuary, followed by enemies seeking...
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THE LONGING SOUL ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED
Psalms 63:1
Ever since the third century this has been the morning song of the
Church. The superscription tells us that it was written in the
wilderness of Judah...
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Here the conviction which has been the inspiration of the two previous
psalms reaches a consummation of expression. The song can hardly be
divided, for it runs on in a continuous outpouring of praise....
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Reader! do not overlook the Lord Jesus here. As the great and almighty
Aaron of his people, he lifted up his hands to bless God for the
people, and to bless his people in God. And while viewing Christ...
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In the words which follow, David expresses his consequent resolution
to praise God. When we experience his goodness, we are led to open our
lips in thanksgiving. His intention is intimated still more...
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If Psalms 61 has been the cry of depression, Psalms 62 the confidence
and encouragement of trust in God, Psalms 63 is the longing of the
soul, still as cast out and far from the sanctuary (so we can s...
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THUS WILL I BLESS THEE WHILE I LIVE,.... With his whole heart and
soul, as he had sought after him, and as under a sense of his
lovingkindness; and as he now praised him with his lips, so he
determine...
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Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy
name.
Ver. 4. _Thus will I bless thee while I live_] I will divide my time
between praises and prayers, and so drive a holy trade b...
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_Thus will I bless thee_ That is, so as I have done, and have now
said. As I have begun, I will go on: the present devout affections
shall not pass away like the morning cloud, but shine more and more...
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MORNING HYMN OF A FUGITIVE.
A psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah, very likely
at the time when he left Jerusalem at the approach of Absalom, for it
was then that he spent a few day...
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Thus will I bless Thee while I live, with the true gratitude of a
believing heart; I WILL LIFT UP MY HANDS IN THY NAME, in the gesture
of earnest supplication....
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3-6 Even in affliction we need not want matter for praise. When this
is the regular frame of a believer's mind, he values the
loving-kindness of God more than life. God's loving-kindness is our
spiri...
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THUS, i.e. so as I have done and now do. Or, upon that occasion, when
I shall be restored. Or, for this reason, being so sensible of the
sweetness of thy favour. Or, _certainly_; for this particle is...
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Psalms 63:4 bless H1288 (H8762) live H2416 up H5375 (H8799) hands
H3709 name H8034
Thus -...
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HIS REFRESHED VISION OF GOD HAS RESTORED HIS HEARTFELT SPIRITUAL
SATISFACTION, HAS ENHANCED HIS PRAISE TOWARDS GOD AND HAS REMINDED HIM
THAT IT IS GOD WHO IS HIS REFUGE (PSALMS 63:4).
And so wherever...
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Psalms 63:1
This Psalm, with its passion of love and mystic rapture, is a monument
for us of how the writer's sorrows had brought to him a closer union
with God, as our sorrows may do for us, like som...
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A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah, exiled, ill
at ease, hunted, exposed to danger. Yet he could sing. And some of the
sweetest Psalms came out of the bitterest afflictions. God's...
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This is said to be «A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness
of Judah.» I suppose, therefore, that it was composed when he fled
from Jerusalem because of the cruel treachery of his son Absalom....
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«A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.» Shall we
praise God in the garden and not praise him in the wilderness? No; we
will sing a new song when we come into the desert; for, even i...
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Psalms 63:1. _O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: Because
thou art mine, therefore will I seek thee.»_
A sense of possession makes us long for the enjoyment of all that is
really ours.
P...
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I will read the 63 rd Psalm first, as somewhat representing the state
of heart into which I would we could all come tonight.
Psalms 63:1. _O God, thou art my God;_
Read that sentence how you will, i...
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CONTENTS: David's desire toward God and joyful dependence upon Him.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The believer need desire nothing more than the favor of
God to make him happy and satisfied. T...
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Psalms 63:4. _I will lift up my hands in thy name._ This was swearing
fidelity to the Lord. The heathens did the same to their idols; they
kissed their hand, or they stretched it out. Job 31:27; Psalm...
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_Thus will I bless Thee while I live; I will lift up mine hand in Thy
Name._
DAVID BLESSING GOD AND PRAYING TO HIM
In this verse we have David engaging himself to God in two
particulars. First, to t...
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_O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee._
THE GREATEST THINGS OF THE SOUL
I. The greatest hunger of the soul (Psalms 63:1). The soul wants God,
as the thirsty land the refreshing showers, as...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 63:1. This psalm opens as if it were a
lament, yet it is mainly a song of confident expectation. The psalm
helps God’s people gain confidence during times of trouble. It
exp...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 63:3 The past tense remembering of v. Psalms
63:2 becomes a future expectation: MY LIPS WILL PRAISE YOU, I will
bless you
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_A Psalm of David, when he was in the
wilderness of Judah_.” Hengstenberg: “The wilderness of Judah is
the whole wilderness towards the east of the tribe of Judah, boun...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM of one absent from the sanctuary, and longing to return to it
(Psalms 63:1, Psalms 63:2), pursued by enemies who seek his life
(Psalms 63:9), but confident in God's protection ...
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Psa 63:1-11 is a psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of
Judah. Now, from Jerusalem west lies the coastal plains, fertile
valleys, beautiful lush orange groves, and apricot and pear and peach...
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1 Kings 8:22; Habakkuk 3:10; Psalms 104:33; Psalms 134:2; Psalm