New English Translation
Psalms 63:2
2Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.
Psalms 63:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
- New International Version (NIV)I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
Context of Psalms 63:2
1O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor. 3Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. 4For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
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כֵּ֭ן בַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁ חֲזִיתִ֑יךָ לִרְא֥וֹת עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 63:2
- Psalms 27:4I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.
- Psalms 78:61He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; he gave the symbol of his splendor into the hand of the enemy.
- Psalms 105:4Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!
- Psalms 145:11They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom; they will tell about your power,
- Exodus 33:18And Moses said, “Show me your glory.”
- 1 Samuel 4:21She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.
- 1 Chronicles 16:11Seek the Lord and the strength he gives! Seek his presence continually!
- 2 Corinthians 4:4among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Psalms 68:24They see your processions, O God – the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.
- Psalms 73:17Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, and understood the destiny of the wicked.
- Psalms 77:13O God, your deeds are extraordinary! What god can compare to our great God?
- Psalms 84:2I desperately want to be in the courts of the Lord’s temple. My heart and my entire being shout for joy to the living God.
- Psalms 96:6Majestic splendor emanates from him; his sanctuary is firmly established and beautiful.
- Psalms 134:2Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!
- Isaiah 60:13The splendor of Lebanon will come to you, its evergreens, firs, and cypresses together, to beautify my palace; I will bestow honor on my throne room.
Commentaries on Psalms 63:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2To see thy power and thy glory - in the sanctuary - In his public ordinances God had often showed his power in the judgments he executed, in the terror he impressed, and in awakening the sinful; and his glory in delivering the tempted, succouring the distressed, and diffusing peace and pardon through the hearts of his followers. God shows his power and glory in his ordinances; therefore public worship should never be neglected. We must see God, says the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2To see thy power and thy glory - The reference here is to what was manifested of the presence and the power of God in the services of public worship; the praises, the prayers, the rejoicings, the evidences of the divine presence. So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary - At the tabernacle, amidst the solenm services of divine worship. There seems to be no reason for supposing that he here refers to the mere external pomp and splendor of public worship…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The psalmist remembers that he had found God to be present in his sanctuary (see Psalm 18:6; 61:4; 62:5, 11–12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The special object of desire was God's perfections as displayed in his worship (Psa 27:4).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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