Psalm 62:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

Consult

Acts 4:16

Delight

Bless

Psalm 28:3

Psalm 55:21

Luke 20:20

Inwardly

General references

Acts 24:9

Bible References

Consult

Why are the nations so violently moved, and why are the thoughts of the people so foolish?

And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.

Then the chief priests and the rulers of the people came together in the house of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.

Now when it was morning, all the chief priests and those in authority took thought together with the purpose of putting Jesus to death.

Then the high priests and the Pharisees had a meeting and said, What are we doing? This man is doing a number of signs.

Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

Delight

You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

I am full of hate and disgust for false words; but I am a lover of your law.

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

In their sin they make a king for themselves, and rulers in their deceit.

You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.

Who, though they have knowledge of the law of God, that the fate of those who do these things is death, not only go on doing these things themselves, but give approval to those who do them.

Outside are the dogs, and those who make use of evil powers, those who make themselves unclean, and the takers of life, and those who give worship to images, and everyone whose delight is in what is false.

Bless

Do not take me away with the sinners and the workers of evil, who say words of peace to their neighbours, but evil is in their hearts.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

Inwardly

For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.

And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil.

In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,

General references

And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.