Psalms 63:2

To see — To enjoy. Power — The powerful and glorious effects of thy gracious presence.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To 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 wors...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] (c) I have seen thee in the sanctuary. (c) In this misery I exercise myself in the contemplation of your pow...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. Thus in the sanctuary, etc. It is apparent, as already hinted, that God was ever in his thoughts, though wandering in the wilderness u...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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 the...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. To see thy power and thy glory - in the sanctuary - In his public ordinanc...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

To see thy power, &c.— The meaning, says Jarchi, here is, "I have thirsted to see thy power and thy glory, as I have seen thee in the holy tabe...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. To see thy power and thy glory, so (as) I have seen thee in the sanc...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To see thy power... — The transposition of the clauses in the Authorised Version weakens the sense. Render, So ( i.e., in this state of religious...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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, e...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Longing Soul Abundantly Satisfied Psalms 63:1-11 Ever since the third century this has been the morning song of the Church. The superscript...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here the conviction which has been the inspiration of the two previous psalms reaches a consummation of expression. The song can hardly be divided, f...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is set before us, what is the first and earnest longing of every devout soul, namely, a sight of God in Christ, and the enjoyment of God in Chri...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

To see thy power and thy glory ,.... Either the ark, as the Jewish writers generally interpret it; the symbol of God's presence and glory, and which...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

To see thy power and thy glory, so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Ver. 2. To see thy power and thy glory ] To feel those heart-ravishing...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

To see To enjoy , as seeing often means; thy power and glory The powerful and glorious effects and evidences of thy gracious presence: to see the...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Devout Affections. A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

«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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

To see Thy power and Thy glory, so am I have seen Thee in the sanctuary. The power and glory of God, the believer’s attraction to the sanctuary...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 approac...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 16:11 ; 1 Samuel 4:21 ; 1 Samuel 4:22 ; 2 Corinthians 4:4-6 ; Exodus 33:18 ; Exodus 33:19 ; Isaiah 60:13 ; Psalms 105:4 ; Psalm...

² To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 63:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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