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

2My soul, wait in stillness, only for God— from Him comes my salvation. 3He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress—I will never be moved. How long will all of you assault a man, to crush him, like a leaning wall, a fence to be torn down? 5They only plot to topple him from his rank. Delighting in falsehood, they bless with their mouth, but inwardly they curse. Selah 6My soul, wait in stillness, only for God— for from Him comes my expectation.

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 in an uproar, and the peoples mutter vanity?
• Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him with a word.
• Matthew 26:3Then the ruling kohanim and elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the kohen gadol named Caiaphas.
• Matthew 27:1When daybreak came, the ruling kohanim and elders of the people conspired against Yeshua to put Him to death.
• John 11:47So the ruling kohanim and Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we doing?” they asked. “This Man is performing many signs!
• Acts 4:16saying, “What shall we do with these men? For indeed, it’s obvious to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has happened through them, and we cannot deny it.
• Psalms 52:3Why do you brag about evil, mighty man? God’s lovingkindness is every day.
• Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your Torah I love.
• Proverbs 6:17haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
• Proverbs 13:5A righteous person hates lying, but the wicked acts in shameful disgrace.
• Hosea 7:3They gladden the king with their evil and the princes with their lies.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks lies he is just being himself—for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Romans 1:32Though they know God’s righteous decree—that those who practice such things deserve death—they not only do them but also approve of others who practice the same.
• Revelation 22:15Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the sexually immoral and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
• Psalms 28:3Do not drag me away with the wicked and with doers of iniquity, who speak peace with their neighbors, while 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