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

Wherefore did the nations rage, and the peoples will meditate emptiness?

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred up, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then the Pharisees, having gone, took counsel how they might ensnare him in word.

Then were gathered together the chief priests, and scribes, and the more ancient of the people, into the court-yard of the chief priest, called Caliaphas,

And having been morning, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus, to kill him:

Then gathered together the chief priests and Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many signs.

Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that truly a known sign has been by them, manifest to all them dwelling in Jerusalem: and we cannot deny.

Delight

Thou lovedst evil above good; falsehood more than speaking justice. Silence.

I hated falsehood, and I will abhor it: I loved thy law.

Eyes being lifted up; a tongue of falsehood, and hands shedding innocent blood,

The just one will hate the word of falsehood: and the unjust one will be loathsome and be put to shame.

By their evil they will gladden the king, and the chiefs by their falsehoods.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the eager desires of your father will ye do. He was slaying men from the beginning, and stood not in the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he would speak a lie, he speaks of his own things; for he is a liar, and the father of him.

Who knowing the justice of God, that they doing such things are worthy of death, not only do them, but also approve those doing.

And without, dogs, and charmers and fornicators, and murderers, and idolaters, and every one loving and doing a lie.

Bless

Thou wilt not draw me with the unjust, and with those working vanity, speaking peace with their neighbors, and evil in their heart

They were divided from the wrath of his mouth, and his heart drew near: his words were soft above oil, and they drawn swords.

And having observed narrowly, they sent liers-in-wait, feigning themselves to be just, that they might seize upon his word, to deliver him to the beginning and authority of the leader.

Inwardly

Not steadfast in his mouth; the midst of them mischiefs; their throat a grave opened; they will be smooth with their tongue,

Behold, thou didst delight in truth in the reins, and in bidden things thou wilt cause me to know wisdom.

And the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and trencher; and your inside is full of plunder and wickedness.

For I rejoice in the law of God, according to the man within:

General references

And the Jews also agreed, saying, these things hold so.