Psalms 63:7-8
“Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.”
What does Psalms 63:7-8 mean?
Psalm 63 is a psalm “of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.” That setting matters because the words are born out of deprivation and danger. David is not writing from comfort, but from a place where ordinary supports are stripped away. In that wilderness, thirst and…
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“Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.” (Psalm 63:7–8, KJV) Psalm 63 is the song of a thirsty soul—one that has learned, through experience, that God is not merely an…
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Most Holy and Gracious Father, I come before Thee with reverence and with need, and I anchor my heart in Thy Word. As it is written in the King James Version: “Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee…
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