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Forכִּיbetter isטוֹבyour loyal loveחַסְדְּךָthan life;מֵחַיִּיםmy lipsשְׂפָתַיwill extol you.יְשַׁבְּחוּנְךָ
Psalms 63:3
Study it in the app“For better is your loyal love than life; my lips will extol you.”
In the wilderness David thirsts for God; his steadfast love is better than lifeLove
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 63:3, word by word
- better isטוֹבtov
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tov” appears- your loyal loveחַסְדְּchasd
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasd” appears- than lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- my lipsשְׂפָתַsefata
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefata” appears- will extol youיְשַׁבְּחוּyeshabchu
praise
To say aloud how great and good someone is, giving him honor.
Where else “yeshabchu” appears
The context
2So in the holy place I have gazed on you, to see your strength and your glory.
3 · This verse (above)
4So I will bless you in my life; in your name I will lift up my palms.