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Psalm 62:4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 62 · verse 4
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.Psalm 62:4 · King James Version
What Psalm 62:4 means
David is describing men who bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. It's a verse about two-faced dealing, and it's honest that this happens to people who are trying to do right. It sits inside a psalm that keeps circling back to God alone as the rock, which is the answer to it.
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Psalm 62:4 in context
2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
3How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
Commentary
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Key words (Strong's)
- excellencysᵉʼêthan elevation or leprous scabH7613 →
- inwardlyqerebproperly, the nearest partH7130 →
- consultyâʻatsto adviseH3289 →
- delightrâtsâhto be pleased withH7521 →
- blessbârakto kneelH1288 →
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
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In these verses we have, I. David's profession of dependence upon God, and upon him only, for all good (Psa 62:1): Truly my soul waiteth upon God.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7