New American Standard Bible 2020
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
1God, You are my God; I shall be watching for You; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and exhausted land where there is no water. 2So have I seen You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and glory. Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You. 4So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5My soul is satisfied as with fat and fatness, And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.
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כִּי־ט֣וֹב חַ֭סְדְּךָ מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 63:3
- Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Who will show us anything good?” Lift up the light of Your face upon us, Lord!
- Psalms 21:6For You make him most blessed forever; You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.
- Psalms 30:5For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning.
- Philippians 1:23But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;
- 1 John 3:2Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.
- Psalms 30:12That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent. Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.
- Psalms 51:15Lord, open my lips, So that my mouth may declare Your praise.
- Psalms 66:17I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was exalted with my tongue.
- Hosea 14:2Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all guilt And receive us graciously, So that we may present the fruit of our lips.
- Romans 6:19I am speaking in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. For just as you presented the parts of your body as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness, resulting in further lawlessness, so now present your body’s parts as slaves to righteousness, resulting in sanctification.
- Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- 1 Corinthians 6:20For you have been bought for a price: therefore glorify God in your body.
- Hebrews 13:15Through Him then, let’s continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips praising His name.
- James 3:5So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small 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
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