KJV King James Version
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
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Psalm 63:7
Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For You are my help; I will sing for joy in the shadow of Your wings.
WEB World English Bible
For you have been my help. I will rejoice in the shadow of your wings.
ASV American Standard Version
For thou hast been my help, And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For Thou hast been a help to me, And in the shadow of Thy wings I sing.
Surrounding context — Psalm 63
4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
5 My soul shall be satisfied as [with] marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise [thee] with joyful lips:
6 When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the [night] watches.
7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.
8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
9 But those [that] seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
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2 Corinthians 1:10Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];Psalm 61:4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.Psalm 27:9Hide not thy face [far] from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.Psalm 54:3-4For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.Psalm 57:1To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until [these] calamities be overpast.Psalm 17:8Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,1 Samuel 17:37David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.Psalm 5:11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.Psalm 21:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
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