Psalms 63 · Verse 2

Psalms 63:2

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psalms 63:2, King James Version

Psalms 63:2 in other translations

BSBSo I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.
WEBSo I have seen you in the sanctuary, watching your power and your glory.
ASVSo have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.
YLTSo in the sanctuary I have seen Thee, To behold Thy strength and Thine honour.
DARBYTo see thy power and thy glory, as I have beheld thee in the sanctuary;
BBETo see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place.
WebsterTo see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

What does Psalms 63:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. The special object of desire was God's perfections as displayed in his worship (Psa 27:4).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 To see thy power and thy glory - in the sanctuary - In his public ordinances God had often showed his power in the judgments he executed, in the terror he impressed, and in awakening the sinful; and his glory in delivering the tempted, succouring the distressed, and diffusing peace and pardon through the hearts of his followers. God shows his power and glory in his ordinances; therefore public worship should never be neglected. We must see God, says the old Psalter, that he may see us. In his temple he dispenses his choicest blessings.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 63:1-2

Early will I seek thee. The true Christian devotes to God the morning hour. He opens the eyes of his understanding with those of his body, and awakes each morning to righteousness. He arises with a thirst after those comforts which the world cannot give, and has immediate recourse by prayer to the Fountain of the water of life. The true believer is convinced, that nothing in this sinful world can satisfy the wants…

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Psalms 63:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כֵּ֭ןkenthusH3651
בַּקֹּ֣דֶשׁba.Ko.deshin the sanctuaryH6944
חֲזִיתִ֑יךָcha.zi.Ti.khaI have seen youH2372
לִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otto seeH7200
עֻ֝זְּךָ֗'u.ze.khastrength yourH5797
וּכְבוֹדֶֽךָ\׃u.khe.vo.De.khaand glory yourH3519

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 63:2

  • Psalms 27:4

    One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.

  • Psalms 105:4

    Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

  • Psalms 84:2-11

    My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. …

  • Psalms 96:6

    Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:4-6

    In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Chronicles 16:11

    Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

  • Psalms 145:11

    They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

  • 1 Samuel 4:21-22

    And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

  • Exodus 33:18-19

    And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

  • Psalms 134:2

    Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.

  • Psalms 77:13-14

    Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God? Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

  • Isaiah 60:13

    The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
To see.
27:4; 78:61; 105:4; 145:11; Ex 33:18,19; 1Sa 4:21,22; 1Ch 16:11
2Co 4:4-6
in the.
68:24; 73:17,18; 77:13,14; 84:2-11; 96:6; 134:2; Isa 60:13

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 63:1

    A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

  • Psalms 63:2

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

  • Psalms 63:3

    Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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Psalms 63:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Para ver tu fortaleza y tu gloria, así como te he mirado en el santuario.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ô Dieu! tu es mon ✶Dieu; je te cherche au point du jour; mon âme a soif de toi, ma chair languit après toi, dans une terre aride et altérée, sans eau,
German
Elberfelder 1871
gleichwie ich dich angeschaut habe im Heiligtum-um deine Macht und deine Herrlichkeit zu sehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Exaudi, Deus, orationem meam cum deprecor; a timore inimici eripe animam meam.