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Psalm 63:7 KJV
Psalms · chapter 63 · verse 7
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.Psalm 63:7 · King James Version
Psalm 63:7 in context
5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
7Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
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Key words (Strong's)
- shadowtsêlshade, whether literal or figurativeH6738 →
- wingskânâphan edge or extremityH3671 →
- helpʻezrâhaidH5833 →
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David, having expressed his desires towards God and his praises of him, here expresses his confidence in him and his joyful expectations from him (Psa 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…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-11