Psalm 63:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 63:1

Psalms 63:1. 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 by creation, and therefore my rightful owner and ruler; mine by covenant and my own consent, and therefore the object of my highest esteem, most fervent desire, and most entire trust and confidence. Early will I seek thee Which clause is all expressed in one word in the Hebrew,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 63:1-11

Psalms 61-64 Longing for GodFar from home, weary, depressed and in danger, David seeks refuge and refreshment with God. He trusts that God will bring him safely back to Jerusalem and give him the strength to carry out his promise to lead God’s people in God’s ways (61:1-5). The people with him add their support to his request (6-7), and David responds that he will always remain faithful to his task (8).God alone is the strength of David’s assurance (62:1-2). David’s enemies think they can ruin... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 63:1

Title. A Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65 . when, &c. See 1 Samuel 22:5 ; 1 Samuel 23:14-16 . My soul = I myself. Hebrew. nephesh. longeth = fainteth. Occurs nowhere else. In. Some codices, with Syriac, read "like". thirsty = weary. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 63:1

PSALM 63DAVID'S CRY TO GOD FROM THE DESERTSUPERSCRIPTION: A PSALM OF DAVID; WHEN HE WAS IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDAH.This is a very beautiful psalm of devotion to God. Matthew Henry wrote that, "Just as the sweetest of Paul's epistles were those sent out from a Roman prison, so some of the sweetest of David's Psalms are those that were penned, as this one was, in the wild desolation of the Dead Sea desert."[1]All but the timid scholars agree with Rawlinson who wrote: "All the indications agree... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 63:1

Psalms 63:0. 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 mizmor ledavid.— The beginning of this psalm evidently shews, that David was, when he wrote it, in a wilderness or desart country, (1Sa 22:5 probably the forest of Hareth, or Ziph, belonging to Judah,) absent from the sanctuary: for he therein expresses the impatience of his desires to be... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 63:1

1. early . . . seek thee—earnestly (Isaiah 26:9). The figurative terms— dry and thirsty—literally, "weary," denoting moral destitution, suited his outward circumstances. soul—and—flesh—the whole man (Psalms 16:9; Psalms 16:10). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 63:1

Evidently David’s thirst for water in the wilderness led him to express his soul’s thirst for God. "Earnestly" is literally "early." As soon as David arose in the morning, he became aware of his need for God-just as he needed water shortly after waking up. He was speaking of his sense of dependence on God. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 63:1-2

1. David’s thirst for God 63:1-2 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 63:1-11

Psalms 63King David wrote this individual lament psalm when he was in the wilderness of Judah away from the ark and the place of formal worship (2 Samuel 15:25). This could have been when he was fleeing from Saul (1 Samuel 23) or from Absalom (2 Samuel 15:13-30). [Note: Kirkpatrick, pp. 352-53.] The theme of trust, which Psalms 61, 62 emphasize, reaches a climax in Psalms 63. Even though David was miles away from the ark, he still worshipped God."There may be other psalms that equal this... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 63:1-11

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 be correct it must refer, not to David’s earlier experiences in the reign of Saul (1 Samuel 22:5), but to the time when his flight from Absalom led him through the wilderness of Judah, between Jerusalem and the Jordan (2 Samuel 15:23-28). His longing for God’s presence (Psalms 63:1-2) passes into... read more

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