Sublime Things
Psalm 63:1-8
O God, you are my God; early will I seek you: my soul thirsts for you, my flesh longs for you in a dry and thirsty land…


Chrysostom says, "That it was decreed and ordained by the primitive Fathers that no day should pass without the public singing of this psalm."

I. THE GRANDEST CONVICTION THE CREATURE CAN HAVE. (Ver. 1.) That God is ours, and that we are God's.

II. THE GRANDEST LONGING OF BODY AND SOUL. (Ver. 1.)

III. THE GRANDEST VISION OF LIFE. (Ver. 2.) To see the power and glory of God.

IV. THE GRANDEST SONG. (Ver. 3.) The loving kindness of God better than life "in all the fulness of its earthly meaning."

V. THE MOST ABOUNDING SATISFACTION OF THE SOUL. (Ver. 5.)

VI. THE SUREST AND SAFEST PROTECTION. (Ver. 7.)

VII. THE MOST UNFAILING SUPPORT. (Ver. 8.) - S.





Parallel Verses
KJV: {A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.} O 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;

WEB: God, you are my God. I will earnestly seek you. My soul thirsts for you. My flesh longs for you, in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.




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