Psalms 63:3

Psalms 63:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.

Context of Psalms 63:3

1O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is. 2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory. Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee. 4So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

Psalms 63:3 word by word

כִּי־ט֣וֹב חַ֭סְדְּךָ מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 63:3

• Psalms 4:6Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
• Psalms 21:6For thou makest him most blessed for ever: Thou makest him glad with joy in thy presence.
• Psalms 30:5For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.
• Philippians 1:23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:
• 1 John 3:2Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.
• Psalms 30:12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
• Psalms 51:15O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
• Psalms 66:17I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue.
• Hosea 14:2Take with you words, and return unto Jehovah: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render as bullocks the offering of our lips.
• Romans 6:19I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness unto sanctification.
• Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
• 1 Corinthians 6:20for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body.
• Hebrews 13:15Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
• James 3:5So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

Commentaries on Psalms 63:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Thy loving-kindness is better than life - This is the language of every regenerate soul. But O how few prefer the approbation of God to the blessings of life, or even to life itself in any circumstances! But the psalmist says, Thy loving-kindness, חסדך chasdecha, thy effusive mercy, is better מחיים mechaiyim, than Lives: it is better than, or good beyond, countless ages of human existence. My lips shall praise thee - Men praise, or speak well, of power…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Because thy loving-kindness is better than life - Thy favor; thy mercy. This is of more value than life; more to be desired than life. Life is the most valued and valuable thing pertaining to this world which we can possess. See the notes at Job 2:4. But, above this, David valued the favor and friendship of God. If one or the other was to be sacrificed, he preferred that it should be his life; he would be willing to exchange that for the favor of God…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-6Verses 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 spiritual life, and that is better than temporal life. We must praise God with joyful lips; we must address ourselves to the duties of religion with cheerfulness, and speak forth the praises of God from a principle of holy joy. Praising lips must be joyful…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3better than life: The best life comes from a relationship with God (see Psalms 4:7; 63:5; Proverbs 16:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Experiencing God's mercy, which exceeds all the blessings of life, his lips will be opened for his praise (Psa 51:15).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 63

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings