Psalms 62:4 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 62

⁴They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Psalms 62:4 —

Old words in this verse

selah: — a pause or musical mark (meaning uncertain).

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
Psalms 28:3
Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.
Psalms 5:9
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Romans 7:22
For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Romans 1:32
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

Topics

Anger Character Constancy Cruelty Deceit Deception Decision Enemy

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-7)

In these verses we have, I. David’s profession of dependence upon God, and upon him only, for all good (Ps. 62:1): Truly my soul waiteth upon God. Nevertheless (so some) or “ However it be, whatever difficulties or dangers I may meet with, though God frown upon me and I meet with discouragements in my attendance on him, yet still my soul waits upon God” (or is silent to God, as the word is), “Says…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 4)

4. his excellency--or, elevation to which God had raised him (Psa 4:2). This they try to do by lies and duplicity (Psa 5:9).