New King James Version
Psalms 63:7
7Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
Psalms 63:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
- New International Version (NIV)Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
- English Standard Version (ESV)for you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.
Context of Psalms 63:7
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. Because You have been my help, Therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice. 8My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me. 9But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
Read all of Psalms 63Psalms 63:7 word by word
כִּֽי־הָיִ֣יתָ עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י וּבְצֵ֖ל כְּנָפֶ֣יךָ אֲרַנֵּֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 63:7
- Psalms 54:3For strangers have risen up against me, And oppressors have sought after my life; They have not set God before them. Selah
- Psalms 5:11But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.
- Psalms 21:1The king shall have joy in Your strength, O Lord; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
- Psalms 57:1Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by.
- Psalms 61:4I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
- 1 Samuel 17:37Moreover David said, “The Lord, who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine.” And Saul said to David, “Go, and the Lord be with you!”
- 2 Corinthians 1:10who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
Commentaries on Psalms 63:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Therefore in the shadow of thy wings - I will get into the very secret of thy presence, into the holy of holies, to the mercy-seat, over which the cherubs extend their wings. If the psalmist does not allude to the overshadowing of the mercy-seat by the extended wings of the cherubim, he may have in view, as a metaphor, the young of fowls, seeking shelter, protection, and warmth under the wings of their mothers. See the same metaphor, Psalm 61:4; (note)…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Because thou hast been my help - Because thou hast interposed to defend me in danger. The idea is, that he had experienced the divine interposition in times of danger, and that this was a reason why he should still confide in God. The argument is, that God‘s mercy and favor in the past is a reason why we should confide in him in time to come. Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice - Under the shadow or protection of thy wings will I feel…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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