Verse 4
Psalms 63:4
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּי ט֣וֹב חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ מֵֽ/חַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥/י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּ/נְךָ
English Translation
For your lovingkindness is better than life; my lips will praise you.
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Chapter 63 Context
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A psalm of David when he was in the desert of Edom.
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O God (Elohim), my God (Elohim), to thee do I watch at break of day. For thee my soul hath thirsted;...
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In a desert land, and where there is no way, and no water: so in the sanctuary have I come before th...
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For thy mercy is better than lives: thee my lips shall praise.
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Thus will I bless thee all my life long: and in thy name I will lift up my hands.
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Let my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness: and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips.
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If I have remembered thee upon my bed, I will meditate on thee in the morning:
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because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
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my soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
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But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
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They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
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But the king shall rejoice in God (Elohim), all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the...
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