Psalms 63:2

Psalms 63:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
• New International Version (NIV)I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.

Context of Psalms 63:2

1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You. My soul thirsts for You. My flesh longs for You in a dry and weary land, where there is no water. 3So, I looked for You in the Sanctuary, to see Your power and Your glory. 4Since Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips will praise You.

Psalms 63:2 word by word

כֵּ֭ן בַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁ חֲזִיתִ֑יךָ לִרְא֥וֹת עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• thy powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• and thy gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• I have seenחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• thee in the sanctuaryקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944

Cross-references for Psalms 63:2

• Psalms 27:4One thing have I asked of Adonai, that will I seek: to dwell in the House of Adonai all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of Adonai, and to meditate in His Temple.
• Psalms 78:61He gave up His strength into captivity, and His glory into the adversary’s hand.
• Psalms 105:4Seek Adonai and His strength, seek His face always.
• Psalms 145:11They declare the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
• Exodus 33:18Then he said, “Please, show me Your glory!”
• 1 Samuel 4:21Then she named the child Ichabod saying, “The glory has departed from Israel”—because of the capture of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
• 1 Chronicles 16:11Seek Adonai and His strength. Seek His face always.
• 2 Corinthians 4:4In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they might not see the light of the Good News of the glory of Messiah, who is the image of God.
• Psalms 68:24So your foot may wade in blood, and your dogs’ tongue may have their share of your enemies’ blood.”
• Psalms 73:17until I entered the Sanctuary of God, and perceived their end.
• Psalms 77:13I will meditate also on all Your work and consider Your deeds.”
• Psalms 84:2How lovely are Your tabernacles, Adonai-Tzva’ot!
• Psalms 96:6Splendor and majesty are before Him. Strength and beauty are in His Sanctuary.
• Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the Sanctuary and bless Adonai.
• Isaiah 60:13The glory of Lebanon will come to you —cypress, elm and pine together— to beautify the place of My Sanctuary. I will give to the place of My feet glory.

Commentaries on Psalms 63:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2To see thy power and thy glory - in the sanctuary - In his public ordinances God had often showed his power in the judgments he executed, in the terror he impressed, and in awakening the sinful; and his glory in delivering the tempted, succouring the distressed, and diffusing peace and pardon through the hearts of his followers. God shows his power and glory in his ordinances; therefore public worship should never be neglected. We must see God, says the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2To see thy power and thy glory - The reference here is to what was manifested of the presence and the power of God in the services of public worship; the praises, the prayers, the rejoicings, the evidences of the divine presence. So as I have seen thee in the sanctuary - At the tabernacle, amidst the solenm services of divine worship. There seems to be no reason for supposing that he here refers to the mere external pomp and splendor of public worship…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The psalmist remembers that he had found God to be present in his sanctuary (see Psalm 18:6; 61:4; 62:5, 11–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. The special object of desire was God's perfections as displayed in his worship (Psa 27:4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 63:2

• Church
• Glory
• Power
• Seekers
• Worship

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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