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 only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken. 3How long will you assail a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position; They delight in falsehood; They bless with their mouth, But inwardly they curse. Selah. 5My soul, wait in silence for God only, For my hope is from Him. 6He only is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I shall not be shaken.

Psalms 62:4 word by word

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

• They have counseledיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• to thrustנָדַחnâdach · to banishH5080
• from his highשְׂאֵתώe'êth · elevationH7613
• delightרָצָהrâtsâh · to acceptH7521
• in falsehoodכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
• blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• their mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• But inwardlyקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: inner partsH7130
• they curseקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• Selahסֶ֫לָהselâh · SelahH5542

Cross-references for Psalms 62:4

• Psalms 2:1Why are the nations in an uproar And the peoples devising a vain thing?
• Matthew 2:3When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went and plotted together how they might trap Him in what He said.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, named Caiaphas;
• Matthew 27:1Now when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people conferred together against Jesus to put Him to death;
• John 11:47Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.
• Acts 4:16saying, “What shall we do with these men? For the fact that a noteworthy miracle has taken place through them is apparent to all who live in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
• Psalms 52:3You love evil more than good, Falsehood more than speaking what is right. Selah.
• Psalms 119:163I hate and despise falsehood, But I love Your law.
• Proverbs 6:17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.
• Hosea 7:3With their wickedness they make the king glad, And the princes with their lies.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Romans 1:32and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
• Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.
• Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked And with those who work iniquity, Who speak peace with their neighbors, While evil 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