King James Version
Psalms 63:2 in the King James Version says “To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 63 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.”
Psalms 63:2 · KJV
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; thirsty: Heb. weary where: without water
To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“so as I have seen”
H2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have a vision of
“To see”
H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
“and thy glory”
H3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
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