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how I praise you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/63.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/63.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/63.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because thy lovingkindness <i>is</i> better than life, my lips shall praise thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/63.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Because Your lovingkindness <i>is</i> better than life, My lips shall praise You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/63.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because Your favor is better than life, My lips will praise You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/63.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/63.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Because Thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will praise Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/63.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips will laud You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/63.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/63.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My lips will glorify you because your faithful love is better than life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/63.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My lips will glorify You because Your faithful love is better than life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/63.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/63.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your love means more than life to me, and I praise you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/63.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thy lovingkindness is better than life; my lips shall praise thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/63.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My lips will praise you because your mercy is better than life [itself].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/63.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your constant love is better than life itself, and so I will praise you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/63.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/63.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/63.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/63.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/63.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/63.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/63.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because better [is] Your kindness than life, "" My lips praise You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/63.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Because better is Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/63.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thy mercy was good more than life; my lips shall praise thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/63.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/63.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 62:4>For your mercy is better than life itself. It is you my lips will praise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/63.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For your love is better than life; my lips shall ever praise you! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/63.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/63.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/63.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because your mercies are better than life, and my lips shall praise you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/63.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For Thy lovingkindness is better than life; My lips shall praise Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/63.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For thy mercy is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/63-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7371" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/63.htm">Thirsting for God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥas·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">Your loving devotion</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">is better</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: mê·ḥay·yîm (Prep-m:: N-mp) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">than life,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8193.htm" title="8193: śə·p̄ā·ṯay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Or sepheth; probably from caphah or shaphah through the idea of termination; the lip; by implication, language; by analogy, a margin.">my lips</a> <a href="/hebrew/7623.htm" title="7623: yə·šab·bə·ḥū·nə·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp:: 2ms, Pn) -- A primitive root; properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. loud; figuratively, to pacify.">will glorify You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7</a></span><br />How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-11.htm">Psalm 103:11</a></span><br />For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-13.htm">Psalm 86:13</a></span><br />For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-2.htm">Psalm 138:2</a></span><br />I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-1.htm">Psalm 89:1</a></span><br />A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-8.htm">Psalm 107:8-9</a></span><br />Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. / For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-11.htm">Psalm 40:11</a></span><br />O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/57-10.htm">Psalm 57:10</a></span><br />For Your loving devotion reaches to the heavens, and Your faithfulness to the clouds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-16.htm">Psalm 69:16</a></span><br />Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-6.htm">Psalm 25:6</a></span><br />Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Psalm 31:21</a></span><br />Blessed be the LORD, for He has shown me His loving devotion in a city under siege.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-7.htm">Psalm 5:7</a></span><br />But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Psalm 17:7</a></span><br />Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/61-7.htm">Psalm 61:7</a></span><br />May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Psalm 108:4</a></span><br />For Your loving devotion extends beyond the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.</p><p class="hdg">Because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-6.htm">Psalm 4:6</a></b></br> <i>There be</i> many that say, Who will shew us <i>any</i> good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-6.htm">Psalm 21:6</a></b></br> For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Psalm 30:5</a></b></br> For his anger <i>endureth but</i> a moment; in his favour <i>is</i> life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy <i>cometh</i> in the morning.</p><p class="hdg">lips</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Psalm 30:12</a></b></br> To the end that <i>my</i> glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-15.htm">Psalm 51:15</a></b></br> O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/66-17.htm">Psalm 66:17</a></b></br> I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/37-16.htm">Better</a> <a href="/psalms/50-15.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/psalms/62-12.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/62-12.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/59-17.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/psalms/62-12.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/61-8.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/62-12.htm">Steadfast</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/69-31.htm">Better</a> <a href="/psalms/69-30.htm">Glorify</a> <a href="/psalms/66-20.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/66-20.htm">Loving</a> <a href="/psalms/85-10.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/psalms/66-20.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/63-4.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/66-20.htm">Steadfast</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 63</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">David's thirst for God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/63-4.htm">His manner of blessing God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/63-9.htm">His confidence of his enemies' destruction, and his own safety</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/63.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/63.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Because Your loving devotion is better than life</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the supreme value of God's steadfast love, often translated as "lovingkindness" or "chesed" in Hebrew. This concept is central to the covenant relationship between God and His people, reflecting His unwavering commitment and mercy. In the biblical context, life is the most precious gift, yet the psalmist declares God's love surpasses even this. This echoes sentiments found in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Psalm 36:7</a> and <a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a>, where God's love is portrayed as unfailing and life-sustaining. The psalmist, traditionally identified as David, likely wrote this during a time of distress, possibly while fleeing from Absalom, highlighting the depth of his reliance on God's love over his own life.<p><b>my lips will glorify You</b><br>In response to experiencing God's loving devotion, the psalmist commits to glorifying God with his speech. This reflects a common biblical theme where acknowledgment of God's attributes leads to praise and worship, as seen in <a href="/psalms/34.htm">Psalm 34:1</a> and <a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a>. The act of glorifying God with one's lips signifies a public declaration of His greatness, aligning with the cultural practice of oral tradition and communal worship in ancient Israel. This phrase also points to the transformative power of God's love, compelling believers to express gratitude and reverence, which is a type of Christ's own glorification of the Father, as seen in <a href="/john/17.htm">John 17:1</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/63.htm">Psalm 63</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who wrote this psalm while in the wilderness of Judah. This context reflects a time of personal trial and reliance on God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness_of_judah.htm">Wilderness of Judah</a></b><br>A barren and desolate region where David sought refuge, symbolizing a place of both physical and spiritual testing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_loving_devotion.htm">God's Loving Devotion (Chesed)</a></b><br>The Hebrew word "chesed" is often translated as "loving devotion" or "steadfast love," emphasizing God's covenantal faithfulness and mercy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_supremacy_of_god's_love.htm">The Supremacy of God's Love</a></b><br>God's loving devotion is described as "better than life," indicating its supreme value and importance over all earthly experiences and possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/response_of_praise.htm">Response of Praise</a></b><br>Recognizing the greatness of God's love should naturally lead to a response of praise and glorification, as David's lips glorify God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_trials.htm">Endurance in Trials</a></b><br>In times of wilderness or trial, focusing on God's steadfast love provides strength and hope, reminding believers of His unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenantal_relationship.htm">Covenantal Relationship</a></b><br>Understanding "chesed" as covenantal love encourages believers to trust in God's promises and faithfulness, even when circumstances are challenging.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_63.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 63</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_praise_and_worship_differ.htm">How do praise and worship differ in purpose and expression?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_david_see_god's_power_in_exile.htm">Psalm 63:2 speaks of seeing God’s power in the sanctuary—how could David witness this if he was exiled from the sanctuary? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_26_3_contradict_david's_sins.htm">(Psalm 26:3) Does his certainty of always walking in God's truth contradict biblical accounts of David's moral failures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_92_2_fit_modern_life.htm">Psalm 92:2 mentions praising God both morning and night--how does such an expectation align with modern life and scientific understandings of human psychology or daily routines?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/63.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Because.</span>--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:--<p>"So gazing up in my youth at love,<p>As seen through power, ever above<p>All modes which make it manifest,<p>My soul brought all to a single test--<p>That He, the Eternal, First and Last,<p>Who in His power had so surpassed<p>All man conceives of what is might,<p>Whose wisdom too showed infinite--<p>Would prove as infinitely good."<p>R. BROWNING: <span class= "ital">Christmas Eve.</span><p><span class= "bld">Thus</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.</span>, in the spirit in which he now speaks. For the attitude of the uplifted hands, see Note, <a href="/psalms/28-2.htm" title="Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.">Psalm 28:2</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/63.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.</span> The complete resignation of the psalmist, his sense of God's "loving kindness," and his desire to "praise," not to complain, are, under the circumstances, most wonderful, most admirable, and furnish a pattern to the Church in all ages. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/63-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your loving devotion</span><br /><span class="heb">חַ֭סְדְּךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥas·də·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is better</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">than life,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥay·yîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my lips</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׂפָתַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(śə·p̄ā·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8193.htm">Strong's 8193: </a> </span><span class="str2">The lip, language, a margin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will glorify You.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šab·bə·ḥū·nə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singular, Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7623.htm">Strong's 7623: </a> </span><span class="str2">To address in a, loud tone, loud, to pacify</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/63-3.htm">Psalm 63:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/63-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 63:3 Because your loving kindness is better than (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/63-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 63:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 63:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/63-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 63:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 63:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>