Psalm 63:3 (KJV)
“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.”
Psalm 63:3 is verse of the day number 110 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “Better than life”. It comes from Psalm 63, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.
Psalm 63:3 in other translations
Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Psalm 63:3 in context
Psalm 63:1–6 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.
1O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
2To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
4Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:
6When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.
Cross-references for Psalm 63:3
Passages most often linked to Psalm 63:3, strongest connections first.
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: …
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