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Psalm 63

Psa. 63:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because thy lovingkindness
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
isg better
towb (Hebrew #2896)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
KJV usage: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, X fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, X most, pleasant, + pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well ((-favoured)).
Pronounce: tobe
Origin: from 2895
than life
chay (Hebrew #2416)
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
KJV usage: + age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
Pronounce: khah'-ee
Origin: from 2421
, my lips
saphah (Hebrew #8193)
probably from 5595 or 8192 through the idea of termination (compare 5490); the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
KJV usage: band, bank, binding, border, brim, brink, edge, language, lip, prating, ((sea-))shore, side, speech, talk, (vain) words.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: or (in dual and plural) sepheth {sef-eth'}
shall praise
shabach (Hebrew #7623)
properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words)
KJV usage: commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.
Pronounce: shaw-bakh'
Origin: a primitive root
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Psa. 30:5• 5For a moment [is] in his anger, a life [is] in his favour;{HR}Weeping remaineth in the evening, but in the morning rejoicing. (Psa. 30:5)
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1 John 3:2• 2Beloved, now are we God's children, and not yet was it manifested what we shall be. We know that if he should be manifested we shall be like him, because we shall see him even as he is. (1 John 3:2)

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Psa. 4:6• 6Many are saying, "Who will show us good?"{HR}Lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us, O Jehovah. (Psa. 4:6)
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Psa. 21:6• 6For thou givest him blessings forever;{HR}Thou makest him glad with joy by thy countenance. (Psa. 21:6)
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Psa. 30:5• 5For a moment [is] in his anger, a life [is] in his favour;{HR}Weeping remaineth in the evening, but in the morning rejoicing. (Psa. 30:5)
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Phil. 1:23• 23But I am perplexed by the two, having the desire for departing and being with Christ, for it is very far better; (Phil. 1:23)
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1 John 3:2• 2Beloved, now are we God's children, and not yet was it manifested what we shall be. We know that if he should be manifested we shall be like him, because we shall see him even as he is. (1 John 3:2)
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Psa. 30:12• 12So that glory may sing praise to thee and not be silent.{HR}O Jehovah, my God, I will give thee thanks forever. (Psa. 30:12)
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Psa. 51:15• 15Ο Lord, open my lips,{HR}And my mouth shall declare thy praise. (Psa. 51:15)
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Psa. 66:17• 17I called to him [with] my mouth,{HR}And he was extolled with my tongue. (Psa. 66:17)
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Hos. 14:2• 2Take with you words, and turn to Jehovah: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously; so will we render the calves of our lips. (Hos. 14:2)
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Rom. 6:19• 19I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh; for as ye yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness. (Rom. 6:19)
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Rom. 12:1• 1I exhort you then, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your intelligent service; (Rom. 12:1)
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1 Cor. 6:20• 20For ye were bought with a price: do then glorify God in your body. (1 Cor. 6:20)
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Heb. 13:15• 15Through him then let us offer sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, fruit of lips confessing his name. (Heb. 13:15)
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James 3:5‑10• 5So also the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. See how large a wood how little a fire kindleth!
 6And the tongue [is] fire, the world of iniquity; the tongue cometh to be in our members that which defileth the whole body, and setteth in a blaze the course of nature, and is set in a blaze by gehenna.
 7For every nature of both wild beasts and birds, of both things that creep and things in the sea, is tamed and hath been tamed by the nature of man;
 8but the tongue is none of men able to tame; an unsettled evil, full of deadly poison.
 9Therewith we bless the Lord and [the] Father, and therewith we curse men that are made according to God's likeness.
 10Out of the same mouth cometh blessing and cursing. Not so, my brethren, ought these things to be. (James 3:5‑10)
• When God is thus known. as He is in the sanctuary, His loving kindness, His grace, and favor, and goodness, are felt by the soul. The sense of them rests upon it. That is better than life. Life is life here, the present enjoyment of it in this world. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)
• He has found that God’s loving-kindness is better than life. Joy in God is better than the joys of this earthly life. (“Psalm 63” by H. Smith)
• But now in the outlying places of the land deprived of the temple, they discover they can still enjoy the loving-kindness of God Himself. This leads their hearts out in praise to Him (vs. 3-7). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

W. Kelly Translation

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Because thy mercy [is] better than life;{HR}My lips shall praise thee.