Psalms 63:5

What does Psalms 63:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 63:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

As <FI>with<Fi> milk and fatness is my soul satisfied, And <FI>with<Fi> singing lips doth my mouth praise.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

To shoot in secret the undefiled.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips.

Context

v.4So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

v.5This passage

v.6When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezra 3:11

    And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto Jehovah, saying, For he is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.

  • Song of Solomon 1:4

    Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.

  • Jeremiah 31:4

    Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.

  • Psalms 71:23

    My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

  • Psalms 17:15

    As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.

  • Psalms 65:4

    Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Thy holy temple.

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