Parallel Verses

Amplified


Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.

New American Standard Bible

Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips will praise You.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

My lips will glorify You
because Your faithful love is better than life.

International Standard Version

Because your gracious love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Darby Translation

For thy loving-kindness is better than life: my lips shall praise thee.

Julia Smith Translation

For thy mercy was good more than life; my lips shall praise thee.

King James 2000

Because your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Because your loyal love [is] better than life, my lips will praise you.

Modern King James verseion

Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For thy loving-kindness is better than life itself; my lips shall praise thee.

NET Bible

Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you.

New Heart English Bible

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

The Emphasized Bible

Because better is thy lovingkindness than life, My lips, aloud shall praise thee!

Webster

Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

World English Bible

Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you.

Youngs Literal Translation

Because better is Thy kindness than life, My lips do praise Thee.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 63:3

References

Hastings

Joy

Images Psalm 63:3

Prayers for Psalm 63:3

Context Readings

Praise God Who Satisfies

2
So I have gazed upon You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.
3 
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
My lips shall praise You.
4
So will I bless You as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.


Cross References

Psalm 69:16


Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.

Psalm 4:6


Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see some good!”
Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Lord.

Psalm 21:6


For You make him most blessed [and a blessing] forever;
You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.

Psalm 30:5


For His anger is but for a moment,
His favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 30:12


That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

Psalm 51:15


O Lord, open my lips,
That my mouth may declare Your praise.

Psalm 66:17


I cried aloud to Him;
He was highly praised with my tongue.

Hosea 14:2


Take the words [confessing your guilt] with you and return to the Lord.
Say to Him, “Take away all our wickedness;
Accept what is good and receive us graciously,
So that we may present the fruit of our lips (gratitude).

Romans 6:19

I am speaking in [familiar] human terms because of your natural limitations [your spiritual immaturity]. For just as you presented your bodily members as slaves to impurity and to [moral] lawlessness, leading to further lawlessness, so now offer your members [your abilities, your talents] as slaves to righteousness, leading to sanctification [that is, being set apart for God’s purpose].

Romans 12:1

Therefore I urge you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies [dedicating all of yourselves, set apart] as a living sacrifice, holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your rational (logical, intelligent) act of worship.

1 Corinthians 6:20

You were bought with a price [you were actually purchased with the precious blood of Jesus and made His own]. So then, honor and glorify God with your body.

Philippians 1:23

But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;

Hebrews 13:15

Through Him, therefore, let us at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name.

James 3:5-10

In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.

See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!

1 John 3:2

Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory].

King James Version Public Domain

Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.

International Standard Version Copyright © 1996-2008 by the ISV Foundation.

New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org

American Standard Version Public Domain

NET Bible copyright © 1996-2006 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. NetBible