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PSALM LXIII
_David's soul thirsts after God, while absent from the_
_sanctuary, and longs to be restored to the Divine_
_ordinances_, 1, 2.
_He expresses strong confidence in the Most High, and pr...
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O GOD, THOU ART MY GOD - The words here rendered God are not the same
in the original. The first one - אלהים _'Elohiym_ - is in the
plural number, and is the word which is usually employed to designat...
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Psalms 63
Heart Longings
_ 1. To see Thy power and glory (Psalms 63:1)_
2. Satisfied longings (Psalms 63:5)
A Psalm of David when he was an outcast in the wilderness of Judah.
Thus it fits in well...
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LXIII. Written by one who has seen God's glory in the Temple and
resolved to praise Him all his life. He is confident his enemies will
perish.
Psalms 63:11 refers to a Hebrew king, possibly Maccabean...
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TITLE.. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ App-65.
WHEN, &C. See 1 Samuel 22:5; 1 Samuel 23:14.
MY SOUL. I myself. Hebrew. _nephesh._
LONGETH. fainteth. Occurs nowhere else.
IN. Some codices, with Syriac, r...
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_O God, thou_art _my God Elohim, thou art my El_. He addresses
Jehovah, for _Elohim_here is the substitute for that Name (cp. Psalms
140:6), as the Strong One to whom he can appeal with confidence in...
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Recalling the glorious visions of God which he has enjoyed in the
sanctuary, the Psalmist thirsts for a renewed sense of His Presence....
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DISCOURSE: 600
THE BELIEVER’S DISPOSITIONS TOWARDS GOD
Psalms 63:1. O God, thou art my God: early will I seek thee; my soul
thirsteth for thee; my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty
land wher...
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_David's thirst for God: his manner of blessing God: his confidence of
his enemies' destruction, and his own safety._
A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
_TITLE._ לדוד מזמור _MI...
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PSALMS 63
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Banished Soul, Athirst for God, Anticipates Satisfaction and
Vindication.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 63:1, The Psalmist Avows and Describes his Longing
for God. Stanza...
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_O GOD, THOU ART MY GOD; EARLY WILL I SEEK THEE: MY SOUL THIRSTETH FOR
THEE, MY FLESH LONGETH FOR THEE IN A DRY AND THIRSTY LAND, WHERE NO
WATER IS;_ Psalms 63:1.-Two divisions; each begins with his
s...
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O GOD, THOU _art_ MY GOD] the 'Elohistic' equivalent of 'O Lord, thou
art my God.' EARLY] RM 'earnestly.'
2. RV 'So (or 'thus') have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see
thy power and thy glor...
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Title.—A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH.
The writer of this Ps. is a king (Psalms 63:11), who is at a distance
from the sanctuary, and in danger from eager foes. If the title b...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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EARLY WILL I SEEK THEE. — LXX. and Vulgate, “to thee I wake
early,” _i.e.,_ my _waking_ thoughts are toward thee, and this was
certainly in the Hebrew, since the verb here used has for its cognate
nou...
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מִזְמֹ֥ור לְ דָוִ֑ד בִּ֝ הְיֹותֹ֗ו
בְּ מִדְבּ
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Psalms 63:1
IF the psalmist is allowed to speak, he gives many details of his
circumstances in his song. He is in a waterless and weary land,
excluded from the sanctuary, followed by enemies seeking...
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THE LONGING SOUL ABUNDANTLY SATISFIED
Psalms 63:1
Ever since the third century this has been the morning song of the
Church. The superscription tells us that it was written in the
wilderness of Judah...
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Here the conviction which has been the inspiration of the two previous
psalms reaches a consummation of expression. The song can hardly be
divided, for it runs on in a continuous outpouring of praise....
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"A Psalm of David, when he was in the (a) wilderness of Judah." O God,
thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul (b) thirsteth for
thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, w...
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_David, in distress. (Eusebius, &c.) --- It has no relation to any
historical fact. But it expresses the sentiments of any just man,
surrounded with danger. (St. Hilary) --- Yet many apply it to Danie...
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CONTENTS
This Psalm contains the devout breathings of the soul. If we read what
is here expressed as the language of Christ, and in him of his church,
it will be blessed indeed. David's feelings in t...
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_MAN’S RELATION TO GOD_
‘O God, Thou art my God.’
Psalms 63:1
Wherever man is found he builds two things—he builds a hearth, the
centre of his social and individual life, and he builds an altar, the...
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1._O God! thou art my God. _The wilderness of Judah, spoken of in the
title, can be no other than that of Ziph, where David wandered so long
in a state of concealment. We may rely upon the truth of th...
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If Psalms 61 has been the cry of depression, Psalms 62 the confidence
and encouragement of trust in God, Psalms 63 is the longing of the
soul, still as cast out and far from the sanctuary (so we can s...
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O GOD, THOU [ART] MY GOD,.... Not by nature only, or by birth; not
merely as an Israelite and son of Abraham; but by grace through
Christ, and in virtue of an everlasting covenant, the blessings and
p...
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Psalms 63:1 «A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of
Judah. » O God, thou [art] my God; early will I seek thee: my soul
thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty
la...
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_O God_ O thou who art God, and the only living and true God, the
author and end of all things, the Governor and Judge of men and
angels, and the sole object of their worship; _thou art my God_ Mine
b...
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MORNING HYMN OF A FUGITIVE.
A psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah, very likely
at the time when he left Jerusalem at the approach of Absalom, for it
was then that he spent a few day...
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O God, Thou art my God, the psalm opening with a mighty word of
personal faith; early will I seek Thee, that is, earnestly,
solicitously, at the rising of the dawn. MY SOUL THIRSTETH FOR THEE,
Psalms...
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THIRSTY:
_ Heb._ weary
WHERE NO WATER IS:
_ Heb._ without water...
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1,2 Early will I seek thee. The true Christian devotes to God the
morning hour. He opens the eyes of his understanding with those of his
body, and awakes each morning to righteousness. He arises with...
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PSALM 63 Where he hid himself from Saul, 1 SAMUEL 22:5, 1 SAMUEL
23:14,15 26:1,2 David in the wilderness, complaining bitterly of his
banishment from God's house, thirsteth and longeth for it, PSALMS...
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Psalms 63:1 Psalm H4210 David H1732 wilderness H4057 Judah H3063 God
H430 God H410 seek H7836 (H8762) soul...
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HEADING.
‘A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.'
It is noticeable that there is here no dedication to the Chief
Musician, and no mention of the tune to which it was to be sung. W...
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Psalms 63:1
In this text there is a prostration, an appropriation, an obedience,
and a _now._
I. It is a great thing to have grand views of God, to get some
approach to an idea of the exceeding grea...
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Psalms 63:1
Notice:
I. Some of the characteristics of public worship. (1) The text
suggests the promise of special nearness to God. The expression of the
Psalmist is not only that he desires to see t...
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Psalms 63:1
This Psalm, with its passion of love and mystic rapture, is a monument
for us of how the writer's sorrows had brought to him a closer union
with God, as our sorrows may do for us, like som...
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I will read the 63 rd Psalm first, as somewhat representing the state
of heart into which I would we could all come tonight.
Psalms 63:1. _O God, thou art my God;_
Read that sentence how you will, i...
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A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah, exiled, ill
at ease, hunted, exposed to danger. Yet he could sing. And some of the
sweetest Psalms came out of the bitterest afflictions. God's...
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Psalms 63:1. _O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: Because
thou art mine, therefore will I seek thee.»_
A sense of possession makes us long for the enjoyment of all that is
really ours.
P...
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«A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.» Shall we
praise God in the garden and not praise him in the wilderness? No; we
will sing a new song when we come into the desert; for, even i...
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This is said to be «A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness
of Judah.» I suppose, therefore, that it was composed when he fled
from Jerusalem because of the cruel treachery of his son Absalom....
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Psalms 63:4. _I will lift up my hands in thy name._ This was swearing
fidelity to the Lord. The heathens did the same to their idols; they
kissed their hand, or they stretched it out. Job 31:27; Psalm...
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_O God, Thou art my God; early will I seek Thee._
THE GREATEST THINGS OF THE SOUL
I. The greatest hunger of the soul (Psalms 63:1). The soul wants God,
as the thirsty land the refreshing showers, as...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 63:1. This psalm opens as if it were a
lament, yet it is mainly a song of confident expectation. The psalm
helps God’s people gain confidence during times of trouble. It
exp...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_A Psalm of David, when he was in the
wilderness of Judah_.” Hengstenberg: “The wilderness of Judah is
the whole wilderness towards the east of the tribe of Judah, boun...
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EXPOSITION
A PSALM of one absent from the sanctuary, and longing to return to it
(Psalms 63:1, Psalms 63:2), pursued by enemies who seek his life
(Psalms 63:9), but confident in God's protection ...
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Psa 63:1-11 is a psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of
Judah. Now, from Jerusalem west lies the coastal plains, fertile
valleys, beautiful lush orange groves, and apricot and pear and peach...
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1 Samuel 22:5; 1 Samuel 23:14; 1 Samuel 23:23; 1 Samuel 26:1;...
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Early — Heb. in the morning, Which implies the doing it with
diligence and speed. Thirsteth — For the enjoyment of thee in thy
house and ordinances. Flesh — The desire of my soul, is so vehement,
that...