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Psalm 63

Psa. 63:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
shall be satisfied
saba` (Hebrew #7646)
a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Pronounce: saw-bah'
Origin: or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}
h as with ηmarrow
cheleb (Hebrew #2459)
from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
KJV usage: X best, fat(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.
Pronounce: kheh'-leb
Origin: or cheleb {khay'-leb}
and fatness
deshen (Hebrew #1880)
the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
KJV usage: ashes, fatness.
Pronounce: deh'-shen
Origin: from 1878
; and my 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
shall praise
halal (Hebrew #1984)
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
KJV usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Pronounce: haw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
thee with joyful
rnanah (Hebrew #7445)
a shout (for joy)
KJV usage: joyful (voice), singing, triumphing.
Pronounce: ren-aw-naw'
Origin: from 7442
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'}
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Song of Sol. 1:4• 4Draw me: we will run after thee{HR}(The king hath brought me into his chamber);{HR}We will be glad and rejoice in thee;{HR}We will make mention of thy love more than of wine.{HR}Upright ones love thee. (Song of Sol. 1:4)
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fatness.

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Soul; Spirit

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Ministry on This Verse

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my soul.
Psa. 17:15• 15As for me, in righteousness I shall behold thy face;{HR}I shall be satisfied in awaking [with] thy likeness. (Psa. 17:15)
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Psa. 36:7‑9• 7How precious [is] thy mercy, O God!{HR}And the sons of men shall trust in the shadow of thy wings.
 8They shall be abundantly satisfied with drink from the fatness of thy house,{HR}And thou shalt make them drink the stream of thy pleasures.
 9For with thee is the fountain of life:{HR}In thy light shall we see light. (Psa. 36:7‑9)
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Psa. 65:4• 4Blessed [is he whom] thou wilt choose and bring near:{HR}He shall dwell in thy courts.{HR}We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,{HR}The holy [place] of thy temple. (Psa. 65:4)
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Psa. 104:34• 34My meditation on him will be sweet;{HR}I will rejoice in Jehovah. (Psa. 104:34)
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Song of Sol. 1:4• 4Draw me: we will run after thee{HR}(The king hath brought me into his chamber);{HR}We will be glad and rejoice in thee;{HR}We will make mention of thy love more than of wine.{HR}Upright ones love thee. (Song of Sol. 1:4)
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Isa. 25:6• 6And in this mountain shall Jehovah of hosts make unto all peoples a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. (Isa. 25:6)
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Jer. 31:4• 4Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. (Jer. 31:4)
marrow.
Heb. fatness.
with joyful.
Psa. 43:4• 4And I will go unto the altar of God, unto God the gladness of my joy,{HR}And I will give thanks unto thee with the harp, Ο God, my God. (Psa. 43:4)
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Psa. 71:23• 23My lips shall exult when I sing praises to thee;{HR}And my soul which thou hast redeemed. (Psa. 71:23)
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Psa. 118:14‑15• 14My strength and song [is] Jah;{HR}And he is become my salvation.
 15The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tents of the righteous;{HR}Jehovah's right hand doeth valiantly. (Psa. 118:14‑15)
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Psa. 135:3• 3Praise ye Jah; for Jehovah [is] good;{HR}Sing psalms to his name, for [it is] pleasant. (Psa. 135:3)
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Psa. 149:1‑3• 1Praise ye Jah;{HR}Sing to Jehovah a new song,{HR}His praise in the congregation of godly ones.
 2Let Israel rejoice in his Maker,{HR}Let Zion's sons rejoice in their King.
 3Let them praise his name in the dance;{HR}With timbrel and harp let them sing psalms to him. (Psa. 149:1‑3)
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Ezra 3:11‑13• 11And they sang together by course in praising, and giving thanks unto Jehovah; because he is good, for his mercy endureth forever 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.
 12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy.
 13{i}And the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people; for the people shouted with a great shout, and the noise was heard afar off.{/i} (Ezra 3:11‑13)
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Rev. 19:5‑7• 5And a voice came forth out of the throne, saying, Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, the little and the great.
 6And I heard as a voice of a great multitude, and as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of strong thunders, saying, Alleluia! for the Lord [our] God the Almighty hath reigned.
 7Let us be glad and rejoice and give the glory to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. (Rev. 19:5‑7)
• The soul finds in God Himself the fullest and richest food. The soul is satisfied, does not want anything else, when it can be thus alone with God, in which is its delight—it is filled with it. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)
• God is essentially delighted in and enjoyed. And as the soul is full, so it overflows in praise; the mouth praises with joyful lips. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)
• Rejoicing in God, he finds his soul satisfied as with marrow and fatness, and his lips filled with praise; even though he is as yet in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is. (“Psalm 63” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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As [with] marrow and fatness thou wilt satisfy my soul;{HR}And [with] lips of rejoicings will my mouth praise thee.