Psalm 63 — Hebrew and Greek compared
Disparate in this chapter: 63:3
Each card keeps the independently rendered source readings above their shared comparison and reception notes. The badge records the source’s governing classification; disparate readings are marked in red. Each reading retains its original reference.
Psalm 63
Thirst for God in the wilderness
Verse 63:1 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:1] A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:1] A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judea.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The setting agrees, with different regional name forms.
Verse 63:2 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:2] God, You are my God; I seek You at dawn.
My soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You,
in a dry, weary land without water.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:2] God, my God, toward You I rise at dawn;
my soul thirsted for You.
How greatly my flesh longs for You
in a desert, trackless and waterless land!
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew weary land becomes Greek trackless land. Greek how greatly has no expressed longing verb; longs is supplied from the preceding thirst context.
Verse 63:3 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:3] So I beheld You in the sanctuary,
to see Your strength and Your glory.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:3] So I was seen by You in the holy place,
to see Your power and Your glory.
Classification & Notes
Disparate. Text: Hebrew I beheld You becomes Greek I was seen by You. Category basis: The central sanctuary encounter changes the speaker seeing God into the speaker being seen by God. The reversal of the principal act's agency governs; the purpose of seeing glory remains common.
Verse 63:4 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:4] For Your steadfast love is better than life;
my lips will praise You.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:4] For Your mercy is better than lives;
my lips will praise You.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Greek explicitly has plural lives.
Verse 63:5 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:5] So I will bless You in my life;
in Your name I will lift my palms.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:5] So I will bless You in my life;
in Your name I will lift my hands.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Palms become hands.
Verse 63:6 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:6] My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food;
with lips of joyful cries my mouth will praise.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:6] May my soul be filled as with fat and richness,
and my mouth will praise with lips of exultation.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The abundance and praise agree.
Verse 63:7 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:7] When I remember You on my beds,
I meditate on You through the night watches.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:7] If I remembered You upon my bed,
in the dawn hours I meditated upon You.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew plural beds and night watches become Greek singular bed and dawn hours.
Verse 63:8 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:8] For You have been a help to me,
and in the shadow of Your wings I will shout for joy.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:8] For You became my helper,
and in the shelter of Your wings I will exult.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The protective wing image agrees.
Verse 63:9 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:9] My soul clings after You;
Your right hand holds me fast.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:9] My soul clung behind You;
Your right hand supported me.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: The close following and support agree.
Verse 63:10 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:10] But those seeking my soul for destruction
will enter the depths of the earth.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:10] But they sought my soul in vain;
they will enter the lowest places of the earth.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew destructive purpose becomes Greek vain effort.
Verse 63:11 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:11] They will pour him out by the power of the sword;
they will be a portion for foxes.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:11] They will be handed over into the hands of a sword;
they will be portions for foxes.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew has an active plural verb with singular him; Greek passive plural. The Hebrew shifting number remains unharmonized.
Verse 63:12 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[63:12] But the king will rejoice in God;
everyone swearing by Him will glory,
for the mouth of those speaking falsehood will be stopped.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[62:12] But the king will rejoice in God;
everyone swearing by Him will be praised,
for the mouth of those speaking unjust things was stopped.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew glorying becomes Greek being praised, with future versus past silencing.