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Psalms 63:8
8I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.
Psalms 63:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.
Context of Psalms 63:8
6On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. 7Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. 9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. 10They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals.
Read all of Psalms 63Psalms 63:8 word by word
דָּבְקָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֣י אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ בִּ֝֗י תָּמְכָ֥ה יְמִינֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 63:8
- Psalms 73:25Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
- Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to you; I thirst for you like a parched land.
- Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
- 2 Chronicles 31:21In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.
- Isaiah 26:9My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Matthew 11:12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and violent people have been raiding it.
- Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
- Luke 18:5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ”
- Psalms 18:35You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
- Psalms 37:24though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
- Psalms 73:23Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.
- Psalms 94:18When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
- Isaiah 41:10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 42:1“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.
- Philippians 2:12Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
- Colossians 1:29To this end I strenuously contend with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.
Commentaries on Psalms 63:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8My soul followeth hard after thee - אחריך נפשי דבקה dabekah naphshi achareycha, "My soul cleaves (or) is glued after thee." This phrase not only shows the diligence of the pursuit, and the nearness of the attainment, but also the fast hold he had got of the mercy of his God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8My soul followeth hard after thee - The word used here - דבק dâbaq - means properly to cleave to; to adhere; to be glued to; to stick fast. Then it means to attach oneself to anything; and then, to pursue or follow after. The idea here is that of adhering to, or cleaving to; and the meaning is, that the psalmist adhered firmly to God, as pieces of wood glued together adhere to each other; that he, as it were, stuck fast to him; that he would not leave…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 True Christians can, in some measure, and at some times, make use of the strong language of David, but too commonly our souls cleave to the dust. Having committed ourselves to God, we must be easy and pleased, and quiet from the fear of evil. Those that follow hard after God, would soon fail, if God's right hand did not uphold them. It is he that strengthens us and comforts us. The psalmist doubts not but that though now sowing in tears, he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8The psalmist thinks about and feels God's presence during the night. When it is dark, God is the light. The quiet night and the wait for morning offer time to reflect on the true meaning of life with the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. Full spiritual blessings satisfy his desires, and acts of praise fill his thoughts and time.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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