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Psalms 63:4

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

KJV

Quia exacuerunt ut gladium linguas suas ; intenderunt arcum rem amaram,

Vulgate

οἵτινες ἠκόνησαν ὡς ῥομφαίαν τὰς γλώσσας αὐτῶν, ἐνέτειναν τόξον πρᾶγμα πικρόν,

LXX

So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

ASV

כִּי ט֣וֹב חַ֭סְדְּ/ךָ מֵֽ/חַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥/י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּ/נְךָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

הִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַ
hshtbch
verb · 11×
וֹ
v
noun · 246×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
ט֣וֹב
tvb
verb · 562×
י
y
noun · 177×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 8:22 — And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
  • 1Tim 2:8 — I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
  • 2Chr 6:12 — And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
  • Col 3:16 — Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
  • Hab 3:10 — The mountains saw thee, and they trembled: the overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high.
  • Jas 3:9 — Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
  • Lam 2:19 — Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint fo
  • Lam 3:41 — Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens.
  • Ps 28:2 — Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
  • Ps 100:2 — Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
  • Ps 104:33 — I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
  • Ps 104:33 — I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
  • Ps 134:2 — Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
  • Ps 134:2 — Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
  • Ps 141:2 — Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
  • Ps 145:1 — I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
  • Ps 146:1 — Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
  • Ps 146:2 — While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.