New King James Version
Psalms 63:4
4Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
Psalms 63:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
- New International Version (NIV)I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
Context of Psalms 63:4
2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory. 3Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You. Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name. 5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness, And my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips. 6When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.
Read all of Psalms 63Psalms 63:4 word by word
כֵּ֣ן אֲבָרֶכְךָ֣ בְחַיָּ֑י בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ אֶשָּׂ֥א כַפָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 63:4
- Psalms 104:33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
- Psalms 145:1I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 146:1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
- Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lord.
- 1 Kings 8:22Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven;
- Habakkuk 3:10The mountains saw You and trembled; The overflowing of the water passed by. The deep uttered its voice, And lifted its hands on high.
Commentaries on Psalms 63:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I will lift up my hands in thy name - I will take God for my portion. I will dedicate myself to him, and will take him to witness that I am upright in what I profess and do. Pious Jews, in every place of their dispersion, in all their prayers, praises, contracts, etc., stretched out their hands towards Jerusalem, where the true God had his temple, and where he manifested his presence.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Thus will I bless thee while I live - In my life; or, as long as life lasts, will I praise thee. The word “thus” refers to the sentiment in the previous verse, meaning that as the result of his deep sense of the value of the loving kindness of God, he would praise him through all the remainder of his life, or would never cease to praise him. A true purpose of serving God embraces the whole of this life, and the whole of eternity. He who loves God, and who…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. 1-11The king deeply desires God's presence. He experiences God's goodness in everything he does. Despite being tired and troubled by the wicked, the king finds strength in God and praises him. God is his source of life (Psalm 63:3), while the wicked face destruction (63:9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Thus--literally, "Truly." will I bless--praise Thee (Psa 34:1). lift up my hands--in worship (compare Psa 28:2). in thy name--in praise of Thy perfections.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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