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Psalm 63

Psa. 63:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because thou hast been my help
`ezrah (Hebrew #5833)
108:12 (13) {ez-rawth'}; feminine of 5828; aid
KJV usage: help(-ed, -er).
Pronounce: ez-raw'
Origin: or mezrath (Psa. 60:11 (13)
, therefore in the shadow
tsel (Hebrew #6738)
shade, whether literal or figurative
KJV usage: defence, shade(-ow).
Pronounce: tsale
Origin: from 6751
of thy wings
kanaph (Hebrew #3671)
an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed-clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle
KJV usage: + bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), X flying, + (one an-)other, overspreading, X quarters, skirt, X sort, uttermost part, wing((-ed)).
Pronounce: kaw-nawf'
Origin: from 3670
will I rejoice
ranan (Hebrew #7442)
properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)
KJV usage: aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.
Pronounce: raw-nan'
Origin: a primitive root
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Ministry on This Verse

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Because.
Psa. 54:3‑4• 3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
 4Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. (Psa. 54:3‑4)
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Psa. 5:11• 11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. (Psa. 5:11)
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Psa. 21:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! (Psa. 21:1)
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Psa. 57:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.>> Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. (Psa. 57:1)
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Psa. 61:4• 4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. (Psa. 61:4)
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1 Sam. 17:37• 37David said moreover, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee. (1 Sam. 17:37)
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2 Cor. 1:10• 10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; (2 Cor. 1:10)
• Next, the psalm takes up not merely distractions, but adverse circumstances—the force of enemies. The soul sees God, its God, as its help, that is, as having been so. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)
• The soul would rejoice under the shadow of God's wings. It was the known place of refuge and confidence. There is the comfort of feeling at all times, the favor of God, and the security in which we thus dwell. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 59-63” by J.N. Darby)
• The psalmist gives as a second reason for his delight in God the help that he has found in God in all his sorrows, leading him to rejoice in the protection of God. (“Psalms 63” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy.