Psalms 63:3
1 O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
2 So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
4 So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
5 My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods; with joyful lips my mouth will praise You.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
- KJV
- Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
- WEB
- Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.
- ASV
- Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
- DARBY
- For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.
- BLB
- Because Your loving devotion [is] better than life, my lips will praise You.
- ÅB
- For din miskunnhet er bedre enn livet; mine lepper priser deg.
- OTB
- For Din nåde er bedre enn livet,
Mine lepper skal prise Deg. - B1930
- For din miskunnhet er bedre enn livet; mine leber priser dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Philippians 1:23
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
Read in contextPsalms 51:15
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Read in contextPsalms 69:16
Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Read in contextHebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.
Read in contextPsalms 30:5
For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Read in context1 Corinthians 6:20
you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Read in contextRomans 12:1
Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
Read in contextPsalms 30:12
that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
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