What does Psalms 63:1 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"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 thirstya land, where no water is;"
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...
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...
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 wel...
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...
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...
_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...
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 wh...
_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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
מִזְמֹ֥ור לְ דָוִ֑ד בִּ֝ הְיֹותֹ֗ו בְּ מִדְבַּ֥ר יְהוּדָֽה׃ _[Psalms 63:2]_ אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֵלִ֥י אַתָּ֗ה אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥ךָּ...
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...
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 Juda...
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....
"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...
_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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
THIRSTY: _ Heb._ weary WHERE NO WATER IS: _ Heb._ without water...
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...
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...
Psalms 63:1 Psalm H4210 David H1732 wilderness H4057 Judah H3063 God H430 God H410 seek H7836 (H8762) soul H5315 thirsts H6770 (H8804) flesh H1320 longs H3642 (H8804) dry H6723 thirsty H5889 land H776...
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...
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...
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....
CONTENTS: David's desire toward God and joyful dependence upon Him. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The believer need desire nothing more than the favor of God to make him happy and satisfied. T...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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 (Psal...
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...
1 Samuel 22:5; 1 Samuel 23:14; 1 Samuel 23:23; 1 Samuel 26:1; 2 Samuel 15:28; Exodus 15:2; Exodus 17:3; Hosea 5:15; Isaiah 32:2; Isaiah 35:7
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...