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 Living Translation (NLT)They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. Interlude

Context of Psalms 62:4

2He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved. 3How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence. 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 5My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. 6He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be moved.

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 people plot 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 how they might entangle Him in His talk.
• Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,
• Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
• John 11:47Then the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council and said, “What shall we do? For this Man works many signs.
• Acts 4:16saying, “What shall we do to these men? For, indeed, that a notable miracle has been done through them is evident to all who dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it.
• Psalms 52:3You love evil more than good, Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
• Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law.
• Proverbs 6:17A proud look, A lying tongue, Hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 13:5A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.
• Hosea 7:3They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
• Romans 1:32who, knowing the righteous judgment of God, that those who practice such things are deserving of death, not only do the same but also approve of those who practice them.
• Revelation 22:15But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.
• Psalms 28:3Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But 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