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 King James Version (NKJV)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

Context of Psalms 62:4

2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken. 3So many enemies against one man— all of them trying to kill me. To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence. 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 5Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him. 6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.

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 are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans?
• Matthew 2:3King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.
• Matthew 26:3At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest,
• Matthew 27:1Very early in the morning the leading priests and the elders of the people met again to lay plans for putting Jesus to death.
• John 11:47Then the leading priests and Pharisees called the high council together. “What are we going to do?” they asked each other. “This man certainly performs many miraculous signs.
• Acts 4:16“What should we do with these men?” they asked each other. “We can’t deny that they have performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it.
• Psalms 52:3You love evil more than good and lies more than truth. Interlude
• Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor all falsehood, but I love your instructions.
• Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent,
• Proverbs 13:5The godly hate lies; the wicked cause shame and disgrace.
• Hosea 7:3“The people entertain the king with their wickedness, and the princes laugh at their lies.
• John 8:44For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Romans 1:32They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
• Revelation 22:15Outside the city are the dogs—the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idol worshipers, and all who love to live a lie.
• Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked— with those who do evil— those who speak friendly words to their neighbors while planning evil 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