Psalm 63:5-8

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 63:3-6

How soon are David's complaints and prayers turned into praises and thanksgivings! After Ps. 63:1, 2 that express his desire in seeking God, here are some that express his joy and satisfaction in having found him. Faithful prayers may quickly be turned into joyful praises, if it be not our own fault. Let the hearts of those rejoice that seek the Lord (Ps. 105:3), and let them praise him for working those desires in them, and giving them assurance that he will satisfy them. David was now in a... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 63:7-11

David, having expressed his desires towards God and his praises of him, here expresses his confidence in him and his joyful expectations from him (Ps. 63:7): In the shadow of thy wings I will rejoice, alluding either to the wings of the cherubim stretched out over the ark of the covenant, between which God is said to dwell (?I will rejoice in thy oracles, and in covenant and communion with thee?), or to the wings of a fowl, under which the helpless young ones have shelter, as the eagle's young... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 63:5

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness ,.... When he should return to the house of the Lord, and partake of the provisions of it, called the fatness of his house; see Gill on Psalm 36:8 . The phrase denotes the abundance of spiritual refreshment and delight in the word and ordinances, and the great satisfaction had in them; and may have some regard to benefits arising from prayer, as well as other ordinances. Fat was not to be eaten under the legal dispensation, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 63:6

When I remember thee upon my bed ,.... Or "beds" F17 יצועי "stratis meis", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Cocceius; so Junius & Tremellius, Ainsworth. ; seeing he lay in many, as Kimchi observes, being obliged to flee from place to place. The sense is, that when he was on his bed in the night season, when alone, and free from worldly cares and fatigues, and called to mind the love of God to him, the past experience of his kindness, his promises to hits, and the fulfilment of them:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 63:7

Because thou hast been my help ,.... Or, "that thou hast been my help" F19 כי "quod", Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth. ; and so the words may be considered as the subject of his meditation in the night watches, at least as a part of it; and as what gave him a great deal of pleasure to reflect upon, how the Lord had been in times past a present help to him in time of trouble; therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice ; meaning under the protecting power of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 63:8

My soul followeth hard after thee ,.... In a way of duty, and in the use of means; as prayer, meditation, &c.; though at a distance from the house of God, and worship of it; that he might not lose sight of him; that he might know more of him, and have more communion with him; being drawn after him with the cords of love, and strongly affected to him. Or, "my soul cleaveth after thee", or "to thee" F20 דבקה אחריך "adhaesit post te", Montanus, Gejerus; "tibi adhaesit", Tigurine... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 63:5

My soul shall be satisfied - I shall have, in the true worshipping of thee, as complete a sensation of spiritual sufficiency and happiness, so that no desire shall be left unsatisfied, as any man can have who enjoys health of body, and a fullness of all the necessaries, conveniences, and comforts of life. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 63:6

When I remember thee upon my bed - I will lie down in thy fear and love; that I may sleep soundly under thy protection, and awake with a sense of thy presence and approbation; and when I awake in the night watches, or be awakened by them, I will spend the waking moments in meditation upon thee. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 63:7

Therefore in the shadow of thy wings - I will get into the very secret of thy presence, into the holy of holies, to the mercy-seat, over which the cherubs extend their wings. If the psalmist does not allude to the overshadowing of the mercy-seat by the extended wings of the cherubim, he may have in view, as a metaphor, the young of fowls, seeking shelter, protection, and warmth under the wings of their mothers. See the same metaphor, Psalm 61:4 ; (note). When a bird of prey appears, the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 63:8

My soul followeth hard after thee - אחריך נפשי דבקה dabekah naphshi achareycha , "My soul cleaves (or) is glued after thee." This phrase not only shows the diligence of the pursuit, and the nearness of the attainment, but also the fast hold he had got of the mercy of his God. read more

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