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Psalm 62

Psa. 62:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They only consult
ya`ats (Hebrew #3289)
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
KJV usage: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
Pronounce: yaw-ats'
Origin: a primitive root
to cast him down
nadach (Hebrew #5080)
to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (to expel, mislead, strike, inflict, etc.)
KJV usage: banish, bring, cast down (out), chase, compel, draw away, drive (away, out, quite), fetch a stroke, force, go away, outcast, thrust away (out), withdraw.
Pronounce: naw-dakh'
Origin: a primitive root
from his excellency
s'eth (Hebrew #7613)
an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character
KJV usage: be accepted, dignity, excellency, highness, raise up self, rising.
Pronounce: seh-ayth'
Origin: from 5375
: they delight
ratsah (Hebrew #7521)
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
KJV usage: (be) accept(-able), accomplish, set affection, approve, consent with, delight (self), enjoy, (be, have a) favour(-able), like, observe, pardon, (be, have, take) please(-ure), reconcile self.
Pronounce: raw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
in lies
kazab (Hebrew #3577)
falsehood; literally (untruth) or figuratively (idol)
KJV usage: deceitful, false, leasing, + liar, lie, lying.
Pronounce: kaw-zawb'
Origin: from 3576
: they bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
with their mouth
peh (Hebrew #6310)
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
KJV usage: accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), X eat, edge, end, entry, + file, hole, X in, mind, mouth, part, portion, X (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, X spoken, talk, tenor, X to, + two-edged, wish, word.
Pronounce: peh
Origin: from 6284
, but they curse
qalal (Hebrew #7043)
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)
KJV usage: abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-)curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), X slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make, re-)vile, whet.
Pronounce: kaw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
ψinwardly
qereb (Hebrew #7130)
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
KJV usage: X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Pronounce: keh'-reb
Origin: from 7126
. Selah
celah (Hebrew #5542)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV usage: Selah.
Pronounce: seh'-law
Origin: from 5541
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in their inward parts.

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Ministry on This Verse

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consult.
Psa. 2:1‑3• 1Why have the heathen raged,{HR}And do the people meditate a vain thing?
 2The kings of the earth set themselves,{HR}And the princes have consulted together,{HR}Against Jehovah and against his anointed:
 3"Let us break their bands,{HR}And cast away their cords from us." (Psa. 2:1‑3)
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Matt. 2:3‑4,16• 3{i}But Herod the king having heard [of it], was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;{/i}
 4{i}and, assembling all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born.{/i}
 16{i}Then Herod, seeing that he had been mocked by the magi, was greatly enraged; and sent and slew all the boys which [were] in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time which he had accurately inquired from the magi.{/i} (Matt. 2:3‑4,16)
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Matt. 22:15,23,34‑35• 15{i}Then went the Pharisees and held a council how they might ensnare him in speaking.{/i}
 23{i}On that day came to him Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and they demanded of him,{/i}
 34{i}But the Pharisees, having heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, were gathered together.{/i}
 35{i}And one of them, a lawyer, demanded, tempting him, and saying,{/i} (Matt. 22:15,23,34‑35)
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Matt. 26:3‑4• 3{i}Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,{/i}
 4{i}and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;{/i} (Matt. 26:3‑4)
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Matt. 27:1• 1{i}And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death.{/i} (Matt. 27:1)
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John 11:47‑50• 47The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered together a council, and said, What do we, for this man doeth many signs?
 48[and] if we leave him thus, all will believe on him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and nation.
 49But a certain one of them, Caiaphas, being high priest of that year, said to them, Ye know nothing,
 50nor reckon that it is profitable for you that one man should die for the people, and not the whole nation perish. (John 11:47‑50)
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Acts 4:16‑17,25‑28• 16saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable sign hath been done through them [is] manifest to all that inhabit Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
 17But that it be not spread farther among the people, let us threaten them severely to speak to no man longer in this name.
 25who by [the] Holy Spirit, [by the] mouth of our father David thy servant, didst say, Why did Gentiles rage and peoples meditate vain things?
 26The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.
 27For of a truth in this city against thy holy servant Jesus whom thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate with Gentiles and peoples of Israel were gathered,
 28to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass. (Acts 4:16‑17,25‑28)
delight.
Psa. 52:3• 3Thou hast loved evil [rather] than good,{HR}Falsehood [rather] than speaking righteousness. Selah. (Psa. 52:3)
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Psa. 119:163• 163Falsehood I hate and abhor;{HR}Thy law I love. (Psa. 119:163)
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Prov. 6:17• 17Haughty eyes, a lying tongue,{HR}And hands that shed innocent blood, (Prov. 6:17)
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Prov. 13:5• 5A righteous one hateth lying;{HR}But the wicked maketh himself odious{HR}And cometh to shame. (Prov. 13:5)
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Hos. 7:3• 3They have made the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. (Hos. 7:3)
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John 8:44• 44Ye are of your father, the devil, and ye desire to practice the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him: whenever he speaketh the lie, he speaketh out of his own things, because he is a liar, and the father of it. (John 8:44)
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Rom. 1:32• 32which, knowing right well the righteous award of God that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practice them but also have a fellow-pleasure in those that do [them]. (Rom. 1:32)
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Rev. 22:15• 15Without {i}are{/i} the dogs and the sorcerers and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and every one that loveth and practiceth a lie. (Rev. 22:15)
bless.
Psa. 28:3• 3Take me not away with the wicked and with the doers of iniquity,{HR}Who speak peace with their neighbours and evil is in their hearts. (Psa. 28:3)
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Psa. 55:21• 21Smooth as butter was his mouth,{HR}And war his heart;{HR}His words were softer than oil,{HR}And [yet] they are drawn swords. (Psa. 55:21)
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Luke 20:20• 20And having watched [him] they sent suborned persons pretending to be righteous that they might lay hold of his language so as to deliver him to the power and the authority of the governor . (Luke 20:20)
inwardly.
Heb. in their inward parts.
Psa. 5:9• 9For there is nothing certain in his mouth;{HR}Their inward part [is] wickedness;{HR}An opened sepulchre [is] their throat;{HR}They make smooth their tongue. (Psa. 5:9)
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Psa. 51:6• 6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts,{HR}And in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom. (Psa. 51:6)
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Luke 11:39• 39{i}But the Lord{/i} said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish; but your inward [parts] are full of plunder and wickedness. (Luke 11:39)
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Rom. 7:22• 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man, (Rom. 7:22)
• Outwardly they may pretend to favor the godly; inwardly they curse such, and secretly plot to cast him down. This was indeed a character of suffering that the Lord had to meet in full measure. (“Psalm 62” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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They only consult to thrust him down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

W. Kelly Translation

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Only they consult to thrust from his dignity;{HR}They delight in lies;{HR}They bless with their mouth,{HR}And in their inward part they curse. Selah.