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title: "Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "James Anderson"
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section: 83 of 159
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cite: "John Calvin, tr. James Anderson, Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5, section 83. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/john-calvin-commentary-on-the-psalms-volume-5/83/"
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# Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5

*John Calvin, tr. James Anderson*

Calvin on the Psalms, volume 5 of 5.

## 83. Psalm 63

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[¶0] A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judea

[¶1] 1 O God! my God art thou; Early will I seek thee: Thirsted for thee hath my soul, Longed for thee hath my flesh, In this land [that is] inhospitable and dry, without water.

[¶2] 2 Thus in the sanctuary have I beheld thee, To see thy power and thy glory.

[¶3] 3 Because better is thy mercy than life, My lips shall praise thee.

[¶4] 4 Thus will I bless thee in my life; In thy name I will lift up my hands.

[¶5] 5 As with marrow and farness satisfied shall be my soul, And with lips of rejoicing shall my mouth praise thee

[¶6] 6 Surely I will remember thee upon my bed; In the watches of the night I will meditate upon thee;

[¶7] 7 Because thou hast been a help to me: And in the shadow of thy wings I will shout for joy.

[¶8] 8 Cleaved hath my soul to [literally after] thee; Sustain me shall thy right hand.

[¶9] 9 And they whilst they seek to destroy my soul, Shall go into the lowest parts of the earth.

[¶10] 10 They shall east him down to the edge of the sword: The portion of foxes they shall be.

[¶11] 11 But the king shall rejoice in God, And glory shall every one who sweareth by him: For stopped shall be the mouth of those who speak falsehood.

### Psalm 64

[¶13] To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David

[¶14] 1 Hear, O God! my voice in my prayer: From fear of the enemy preserve my life.

[¶15] 2 Hide me from the counsel of malignant men — From the assembly of tire workers of iniquity.

[¶16] 3 For they have sharpened as a sword their tongue; They have directed for their arrow a bitter word.

[¶17] 4 To shoot in secret at the innocent man: Suddenly they will shoot and not fear.

[¶18] 5 They encourage themselves in an impious action; They talk together of secretly laying snares; They say, “Who shall see them?”

[¶19] 6 They have searched out iniquities, They have accomplished a searching search: And the inward part of each of them and the heart [is] deep.

[¶20] 7 But God shall shoot at them an arrow; Suddenly shall they be wounded.

[¶21] 8 And they shall make their own tongue fall upon themselves, And flee away shall all who see them.

[¶22] 9 And see shall all men, and shall declare the work of God, And his doing they shall understand.

[¶23] 10 Rejoice shall the righteous in Jehovah, and they shall hope in him; And glory shall all the upright in heart.