“ Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. ”
Thus will I bless thee while I live - In my life; or, as long as life lasts, will I praise thee. The word “thus” refers to the sentiment in the previous verse, meaning that as the result of his d...
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 Ma...
In the words which follow, David expresses his consequent resolution to praise God. When we experience his goodness, we are led to open our lips in thanksgiving. His intention is intimated stil...
DISCOURSE: 600 THE BELIEVER’S DISPOSITIONS TOWARDS GOD Psalms 63:1-7 . 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...
Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. I will lift up my hands in thy name - I will take God for my portion. I will dedicate myself to him, and will take him to wit...
I will lift up my hands in thy name— i.e. "I will, in the most solemn manner, pay my adorations to thee, and render thee most grateful acknowledgments for thy benefits, as the only living and true...
Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. Thus will I bless thee while I live - literally, in my lives - i:e., on my restoration to the good things of life, as...
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 t...
Psalms 63:1-11 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 se...
the Longing Soul Abundantly Satisfied Psalms 63:1-11 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...
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...
Reader! do not overlook the Lord Jesus here. As the great and almighty Aaron of his people, he lifted up his hands to bless God for the people, and to bless his people in God. And while viewing Chris...
Thus will I bless thee while I live ,.... With his whole heart and soul, as he had sought after him, and as under a sense of his lovingkindness; and as he now praised him with his lips, so he determ...
Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. Ver. 4. Thus will I bless thee while I live ] I will divide my time between praises and prayers, and so drive a holy trade...
Thus will I bless thee That is, so as I have done, and have now said. As I have begun, I will go on: the present devout affections shall not pass away like the morning cloud, but shine more and mor...
Joyful Praises. 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus will I bless th...
Thus, i.e. so as I have done and now do. Or, upon that occasion, when I shall be restored. Or, for this reason, being so sensible of the sweetness of thy favour. Or, certainly ; for this particle...
His Refreshed Vision Of God Has Restored His Heartfelt Spiritual Satisfaction, Has Enhanced His Praise Towards God And Has Reminded Him That It Is God Who Is His Refuge ( Psalms 63:4-7 ). And so w...
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, bo...
Psalms 63:1-11 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, l...
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...
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 ;...
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 shower...
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 pr...
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...
1 Kings 8:22-66 ; Habakkuk 3:10 ; Psalms 104:33 ; Psalms 134:2 ; Psalms 145:1-3 ; Psalms 146:1 ; Psalms 146:2