Psalms 62:4

Psalms 62:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
• New International Version (NIV)Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
• New King James Version (NKJV)They only consult to cast him down from his high position; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, But they curse inwardly. Selah

Context of Psalms 62:4

2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken. 3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you attack as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence? They only plan to bring him down from his high position. They take pleasure in lying; they bless with their mouths, but they curse inwardly.Selah 5Rest in God alone, my soul, for my hope comes from him. 6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will not be shaken.

Psalms 62:4 word by word

אַ֤ךְ מִשְּׂאֵת֨וֹ׀ יָעֲצ֣וּ לְהַדִּיחַ֮ יִרְצ֪וּ כָ֫זָ֥ב בְּפִ֥יו יְבָרֵ֑כוּ וּ֝בְקִרְבָּ֗ם יְקַלְלוּ־סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They only consultיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• downנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080
• from his excellencyשְׂאֵתώe'êth · elevationH7613
• they delightרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• in liesכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• they blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• with their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• but they curseקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• inwardlyקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 62:4

• Psalms 2:1Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?
• Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard this, he was deeply disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap him by what he said.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas,
• Matthew 27:1When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put him to death.
• John 11:47So the chief priests and the Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and were saying, “What are we going to do since this man is doing many signs?
• Acts 4:16saying, “What should we do with these men? For an obvious sign has been done through them, clear to everyone living in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
• Psalms 52:3You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully.Selah
• Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your instruction.
• Proverbs 6:17arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 13:5The righteous hate lying, but the wicked bring disgust and shame.
• Hosea 7:3They please the king with their evil, the princes with their lies.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Romans 1:32Although they know God’s just sentence — that those who practice such things deserve to die — they not only do them, but even applaud others who practice them.
• Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked, with the evildoers, who speak in friendly ways with their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

Commentaries on Psalms 62:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4To cast him down from his excellency - They are consulting to dethrone me, and use treachery and falsehood in order to bring it about: "They delight in lies." They bless with their mouth - Probably alluding to Absalom's blandishments of the people. He flattered them in order to get the sovereign rule. Or it may refer to the people of Jerusalem, whose perfidy he saw, while they were full of professions of loyalty, etc.; but he could not trust them, and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency - This is the object of all their counsels and plans. They aim at one high in rank - and their purpose, their sole purpose, is to bring him down. This would apply well to the case of David in the time of the rebellion of Absalom. They delight in lies - In false pretences; in secret plans of evil; in hypocritical assurances. This was eminently true of Absalom, who made use of these arts to seduce the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4his lofty perch: This means the royal throne.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. his excellency--or, elevation to which God had raised him (Psa 4:2). This they try to do by lies and duplicity (Psa 5:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 62:4

• Character
• Enemy
• Falsehood
• Malice

In the dictionaries

• Expectation
• Imagine
• Jeduthun
• Psalms
• Excellency
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Lie; Lying
• Psalms, Book of
• Text of the Old Testament

Commentaries on Psalms 62

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings