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Psalms 63:2 — King James Version← Study notes

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.


Psalms 63:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 63:215 words
HebrewMeaning
אֱלֹהִ֤יםʾĕlōhiym
O GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
אֵלִ֥/יʾēliy
are God mynounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
אַתָּ֗הʾatāh
youprepH859
thou · ye · you
אֲֽשַׁחֲ֫רֶ֥/ךָּʾăšaḥărekā
I am seeking earnestly youverbH7836
enquire early · rise betimes · seek diligently) early · in the morning)
צָמְאָ֬הṣāməʾāh
it is thirstyverbH6770
suffer) thirst
לְ/ךָ֨ləkā
pron
נַפְשִׁ֗/יnapəšiy
self mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
כָּמַ֣הּkāmah
it longsverbH3642
לְ/ךָ֣ləkā
pron
בְשָׂרִ֑/יbəśāriy
flesh mynounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
בְּ/אֶֽרֶץbəʾereṣ
in a landpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
צִיָּ֖הṣiyāh
drynounH6723
drought · dry (land · place) · solitary place ···
וְ/עָיֵ֣ףwəʿāyēp
and wearyconjH5889
thirsty · weary
בְּלִיbəliy
notparticleH1097
ig · for lack of · where no...is · so that no ···
מָֽיִםmāyim
waternounH4325
piss · water(-ing · (-course · -flood ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 63:2

1. This psalm has the title, “For David himself, when he was in the desert of Idumæa.” By the name of Idumæa is understood this world. For Idumæa was a certain nation of men going astray, where idols were worshipped. In no good sense is put this Idumæa. If not in a good sense it is put, it must be understood that this life, wherein we suffer so great toils, and wherein to so great necessities we are made subject, by the name of Idumæa is signified. Even here is a desert where…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 63 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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