Psalms 63:2

2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

Psalms 63:2 in Other Translations

2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

2 So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.

2 I have seen you in your sanctuary and gazed upon your power and glory.

2 So here I am in the place of worship, eyes open, drinking in your strength and glory.

2 So I gaze on You in the sanctuary to see Your strength and Your glory.

Psalms 63:2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 63:2

To see thy power and thy glory
Either the ark, as the Jewish writers generally interpret it; the symbol of God's presence and glory, and which is called his strength and his glory; see ( Psalms 78:61 ) ( 132:8 ) ; or rather the Lord Christ, who is the power of God, as well as the wisdom of God; by whom he made the world, and upholds it; by whom he has redeemed his people, and keeps and preserves them; and whose power is seen in the efficacy of the word and ordinances: and who is also the glory of God; he is the brightness of his Father's glory; his glory is the glory as of the only begotten of the Father; he has the same glorious nature, perfections, names, homage, and worship; and the glory of all the divine attributes is displayed in the work of salvation and redemption he has wrought out; and this glory is to be seen, through the glass of the word and ordinances, in the house of God. Hence it follows;

so [as] I have seen thee in the sanctuary;
where he comes and blesses his people, and manifests himself unto them, as he does not unto the world; where his goings are seen, and his footsteps traced, ( Psalms 68:24 ) . The psalmist calls to mind former experiences in the sanctuary; and these stimulate him to an eager desire of fresh tastes of the grace of God, and clearer views of his power and glory. Or, as in a dry and thirsty land my soul longed and thirsted for time, so have I desired to see thee in the sanctuary; or so I see thee there as if in the sanctuary.

Psalms 63:2 In-Context

1 You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

2 I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory.

3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.

4 I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

5 I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods; with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

Cross References

• 1. S Psalms 15:1; Psalms 27:4; Psalms 68:24
• 2. S Exodus 16:7