E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 63:3
lovingkindness = grace. praise = commend, or extol. Hebrew. ahabah ; used only by David and Solomon. read more
Psalm 63:3
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 63:3
"Because thy lovingkindness is better than life,My lips shall praise thee.So will I bless thee while I live:I will lift up my hands in thy name.""Better than life" (Psalms 63:3). That God's lovingkindness toward those who enjoy fellowship in Him is indeed "better than life" is indeed attested by the thousands of martyrs through many centuries who have sealed with their blood the sacred truth of these blessed words. As Paul himself stated it, "I hold not my life of any account as dear unto... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 63:3
3. Experiencing God's mercy, which exceeds all the blessings of life, his lips will be opened for his praise (Psalms 51:15). 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
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 63:3-4
David’s thirst for God found relief as he praised Him. He considered the Lord’s loyal love even better than life itself. God’s love nourished and refreshed David more than the water he needed. Lifting up the hands toward God was a gesture of prayer (cf. Psalms 28:2; Lamentations 2:19) or respect (cf. Psalms 119:48). read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 63:3-8
2. David’s satisfaction with God 63:3-8 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
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 63:3
(3) Because.—Such a sense of the blessedness of Divine favour—here in its peculiar sense of covenant favour—that it is better than life itself, calls for gratitude displayed all through life. “Love is the ever-springing fountain” from which all goodness proceeds, and a sense of it is even more than the happy sense of being alive. The following lines convey in a modern dress the feeling of this part of the psalm:—“So gazing up in my youth at love,As seen through power, ever aboveAll modes which... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 63:1-11
The Cry of the Heart for God Psalms 63:1 When I saw his hands wandering over the counterpane, and he picked at the threads, and his features were drawn as sharp as a needle, I knew there was only one way for him; and then he cried out suddenly: 'God! God! God!' Now I, to comfort the gentleman, told him I hoped there was no need to think of God just then; and so he died. Probably many of you recognize these words. They are put into the mouth of a bad woman by Shakespeare a bad woman who saw a... read more
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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